i admittedly dont have much experience with winter tires, these RW11's being the first set i've ever owned. they do feel good in the snow though. i was able to stop on an incline, with a decent amount of snow/slush/ice underneath on the road, and only slipped the front tires momentarily before they caught. in the tires defense though, ill slip my front wheels on DRY pavement when turing 90 degrees on an incline. braking was VERY confident, i was more impressed with the braking ability of these tires over everything.