I live in Western Alaska. I waited to write a review until I had a few miles on the tires. I'm a utilitarian rider, I don't go out there on purpose to push boundaries, but boundaries often appear in front of us. In winter our tires see gravel, mud, snow and icy roads. These tires work well on any terrain. Not only that, about 3 days after ordering them, I came home with the meat sitting in my driveway!