I live in the PNW with lots of rain and wintery weather 9 months of the year and have been riding with BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK. I just put new WS90 after 40k on 2014 X1. Great traction, not loud on the highway and awesome wear. I do keep a plug kit in the back in case I pick up a nail to get to a tire shop. We haven't had any issues since switching to Blizzak for all season daily driver.