It’s pretty brief so just be ready for it : 

1. The reason why New & Used Winter Tires / New & Used Snow Tires are different from regular tires is because they have specific tread patterns that are customized to dig down & bite into the snow & ice. They are also made from rubber compounds that are much softer from the ordinary one that you see on All-Season Tires. 

2. All-Season Tires are not as good in the Winter time as New or Used Winter Tires are. An easy way to actually understand the difference is to think of All-Season Tires as regular sneakers that you can wear everyday & New / Used Winter Tires would be the snow boots that you belt on whenever you go to the mountains. Are you getting a better picture? 

3. If you’re thinking about getting New or even Used Winter Tires & have the idea of just putting it on the Front Wheels; don’t do it. The reason why is because when you do this & drive in the snow, your Rear Wheels are not going to have any grip on the slippery road; which means that you can most likely spin out of control ): 

These are the three basic things that you should remember when mounting & driving on New & Used Winter Tires . I hope it helps !

Off to the mountains,
Mykalanne.