Wrong, I have numerous times said the Central European tire market (not the Alps or polar region) makes a trade-off, exchanging deep snow and ice grip for better cold-dry and cold-wet performance, since the winters are more mild and hover around the freezing cold.The problem with that designation is that the most brutal winters, with the highest mountains (by far), are in Central to West Europe, the Alps and Southern Alps. It is a mixed bag with tires. You have numerous tires aimed at that market that have far better properties in snow than what Nokian refers as Nordic tires. I would not say that TS is anything less capable than VC. I owned VC7, and numerous models of TS, starting with, I think, TS780 or something like that, some 20yrs ago. However, they ain't cheap, which is where the real difference is. TS or Good Year Ultra Grip for the European market, were and still are my favorite snow tires, as they do everything really, really well.
Tire companies recognize there is not a one-tire-fits-all of Europe winter tire. That’s why they have different winter tires for different winter markets