the braking was lousy. i've run a few sets, mostly LM-25's. this was on our A4. the xice3's are supposed to be incredible!
LOL! i am 'murican though, i grew up in vermont - where we actually got way more snow than where i live now in ontario - highly ironic! :)
that is all well and good - different tires work better in different situations. personally, i did not like or feel safe with the poor braking with all sets of blizzaks i had. otherwise they were OK - however, this was on a number of AWD audi's, so take that with a grain of salt. :)
i am always interested in trying new things, so this winter i am going to try the xice3's - if we are going to rock the ZHP this winter, i need to be darn sure i have the best winter rubber on there for my wife and kids' sake.
peter