PS- My concern is not wear or cost so much as performance.

If performance truly is the deciding factor, then you really should avoid any all-season for winter conditions. You can check Nokian as they have winter tires rated for all seasons, the last time I checked it was not available in the 18" size for the Acadia, but perhaps you have the 19 or 20" rims.

 

Goodyear Silentarmour is winter-rated (has snowflake/mountain image) and is avail is a size that should work. P265/60R18. A little wider than stock (1cm) and close to the same diameter. I don't have them, but the reviews are good for them in the snow. I have 19s unfortunately, so my choices are far more limited. We don't drive enough to justify separate rims for summer and winter, so the Silentarmours or anything else all season/winter rated would be great.

I use BFG All-Terrains on my pickup. Similar tire, all season and winter rated. But it doesn't look like there's anything that would fit a Lambda unless you want to go a bit over - LT265/65R18. Tirerack shows them at 31.7". Should fit. They come with lots of tread but they are E rated and might be really stiff.

Nokian WRG2 SUV are also available in 265/60R18

 

Where do you live? Sounds like snow is more a factor than ice? I don't think you'll notice too much difference between any of the major all season brands.

If price isn't a concern, and you have the ability & tools, you really can't beat having an extra set of rims with snow tires on them. Having to take the vehicle to get snow tires mounted is a pain, especially if you wait until snow is coming like everyone else. Taking half an hour to throw on the snow tires in your garage the night before the snow comes is great. Even if you have all wheel drive (might want to put what you drive in your signature), snow tires stop so much better, especially on ice. I like to call that the "Subaru misconception", as in "My Subaru is all wheel drive, I don't need snow tires."

I know this doesn't answer your question. Just wanted to offer that as an option.

 

A few things i have learned from experience about Tires, and winter tires. Having lived in Montreal, Qc for 25 years, and driven in all winter conditions known to man...here is my take:

#1 - NOTHING can beat having DEDICATED WINTER TIRES - not even the best all season tires.
#2 - You get what you pay for in tires - buy the best your budget allows, in your case $ is no object, so that's an easy one
#3 - Have Winter tires on separate rims is a no brainer for me because:

a) It costs less to swap tires, because I don't have to pay for re-balancing the tires each season
b) Saves wear and tear and damage to my summer rims
c) Salt wear/tear on my summer rims is non-existent because I have dedicated winter rims

Like anything on the market today, there are TONS of choices - and lots of info online, print etc to confuse you. Why not visit a few shops and ask them why THEY think Tire A is better than Tire B, and see if their just parroting the marketing info to you, or can give you REAL world info based on their own experience or customers'. Just because a specific tire is popular, doesn't mean it's the BEST - BUT, the reverse is true sometimes too.

 

A few things i have learned from experience about Tires, and winter tires. Having lived in Montreal, Qc for 25 years, and driven in all winter conditions known to man...here is my take:

#1 - NOTHING can beat having DEDICATED WINTER TIRES - not even the best all season tires.
#2 - You get what you pay for in tires - buy the best your budget allows, in your case $ is no object, so that's an easy one
#3 - Have Winter tires on separate rims is a no brainer for me because:

a) It costs less to swap tires, because I don't have to pay for re-balancing the tires each season
b) Saves wear and tear and damage to my summer rims
c) Salt wear/tear on my summer rims is non-existent because I have dedicated winter rims

Like anything on the market today, there are TONS of choices - and lots of info online, print etc to confuse you. Why not visit a few shops and ask them why THEY think Tire A is better than Tire B, and see if their just parroting the marketing info to you, or can give you REAL world info based on their own experience or customers'. Just because a specific tire is popular, doesn't mean it's the BEST - BUT, the reverse is true sometimes too.

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Dedicated winter tires on dedicated winter rims is the best traction available and the least p.i.t.a.

 

I like to call that the "Subaru misconception", as in "My Subaru is all wheel drive, I don't need snow tires."

The same misconception can also be called the 4x4 misconception.... very common ailment LOL

I've told the story before about my Caravan (Front Wheel drive, good winter tires on the front, and all seasons on the back, made for slight over-steer)

Driving onto the freeway around a 270 deg ramp... I had a Subaru Outback wagon behind me. In the snow, I blew the doors off the Subaru with my Caravan. The van was my company vehicle, the Subaru driver called me to ask if I had made the 2007 Caravan AWD some how. I told him he needed good winter tires and his response was that he had AWD so the tires were not needed. I then told him my wife's 2006 Subaru Outback (identical to his Subaru) had winter tires on it and the traction difference between the Subaru and my Caravan was huge. I felt like the Caravan had no traction in the snow compared to the Subaru, but my Caravan had far more traction then this person's Subaru.... The Subaru Misconception!

 

Sometimes however you do just need a good all season tire. As a southern Californian who takes a couple of ski trips a year to places where they enforce "chain" (or cable) rules, the highway patrol will not even let you pass unless you have all season tires along with chains in the trunk, and yes they do check. If there's barely any snow covering the road (stage 1) you are forced to put the chains on and if there's really any significant snow (stage 2) they close the road anyway. Having grown up in the NE with winter tires, I understand the conversation, but in this case the all seasons are needed to drive on even "clean" roads, if snow is even possible in the forecast and anything more requires chaining up anyway. Its not my rules, but they will turn you back and you'll never get to ski if you don't play by theirs.
I also am interested in anyones's reply to the question in the original post.

 

I also am interested in anyones's reply to the question in the original post.

I suggested Nokian's

They are winter-rated all season tires. Essentially the best of both worlds, good for all seasons and well suited to cold roads without the overkill of a full winter tire.

 

I think the Blizzak DM-V1 is definitely a nice set of tires for winter. Michelin Latitude X-Ice Xi2 are not bad as well. The set of goodyears you have are not bad, but in terms of performance(in my opinion) the two I mentioned are definitely better.

 

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I do not recommend the Bridgestone Blizzaks for summer.....my wife's Acadia came with them.....and we drove them through the first summer.....they wore out very quickly. I have since purchased Blizzaks for winter use only and have yet to determine exactly which tires to use for summer.

I am sorry for stating the obvious. I am bad about that at times. Thought I could contribute by sharing my bonehead idea of using Blizzaks through a Montana Summer.

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Michelin latitudes are really good in the snow.

 

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I do not recommend the Bridgestone Blizzaks for summer.....my wife's Acadia came with them.....and we drove them through the first summer.....they wore out very quickly. I have since purchased Blizzaks for winter use only and have yet to determine exactly which tires to use for summer.

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Seriously? Blizzaks are WINTER tires...they will wear out quickly in temps over 45 degrees. They are awesome tires....for the winter. No one would ever recommend leaving them on for the summer (unless maybe if you live at the north pole). I have them on my Acadia, it's an absolute beast in the snow and ice.

The best all-season's I've owned were Firestone "destination"...not sure if they come in all Acadia sizes, but they are very good in the snow if you want to avoid winter tires, they are a good choice.

 

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I do not recommend the Bridgestone Blizzaks for summer.....my wife's Acadia came with them.....and we drove them through the first summer.....they wore out very quickly. I have since purchased Blizzaks for winter use only and have yet to determine exactly which tires to use for summer.

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I agree, Blizzaks are not good in the summer. They are soft enough to be a danger in the summer if road temps get too high.

 

The best all season tires I have ever owned have to be the BF Goodrich Long Trail, had them on our Equinox before we bought the Acadia, and you couldn't ask for a better preforming tire in all area's. I have two sets of Wheels for the Acadia so on the stock 19" rims I have Blizzaks for winter, and Hankook Ventus ST's on 20" rims. :cheers:

 

Since I didn't get much response to my question regarding snow performance of the Goodyear CS Assurance TripleTred ( I guess no one is riding on them). For those if you out there who drive in snowy conditions on a regular basis, what tires are you using, other then Snow tires. Thanks PS- My concern is not wear or cost so much as performance.

I have been researching tire as well. I just bought some tire for my father in law and drove his car is some pretty deep snow. they handled really well they were the Goodyear assurance comfort drive.

 

As indicated above the Goodyear Assurance Weatheready are very good even in substantial snow depths.
Any really deep snow the Acadia will likely bottom out anyway.

 

GY CS triple treds have been discontinued for over 4-5yrs - they were a good crossover SUV tire, with good snow traction(directional tread design). However, lack of them being fully rotatable due to the directional design, lifespan of the tires turned out to disappoint on some vehicle applications - Goodyear has since left directional tread designs except for their direct snow tires(ultra grip) - the current premium ALL Weather tire is the Assurance Weatheready - mountain Snow rated, excellent wet road traction, and still a 60k mileage guarantee. They are an asymmetric design and do very well. The Assurance Comfortdrive is the premium all season quiet and soft riding tire, which by design also has excellent wet traction, and above normal snow traction for being in the all season segment. Both tires are manufactured in common CUV sizes.

 

I shall be replacing my Michelin Premier LTX tires with Cross Climare 2 in the near future.

 

I buy tires from simple tire. U can get good deals on 4 tires

 

I run a high volume Goodyear tire and service store, and we sell all brands of tires - We are set up with simple tire for hosting their installations - what's funny about it is that all of the tires that customers order online to have us install, our online pricing structure usually is the same price or less than what the customers paid for, or we could always price match any online competitor -. One thing people also don't remember is that when you buy online and have installed locally you lose out on the free lifetime rotations, balance, road hazard that comes with buying tires from a physical location. Sometimes it just takes a phone call to your local reputable tire shop to get what you need.

The Michelin cross climate 2 is a great tire! We have sold tons of them, and have had a lot of customers rave over how good of a tire they are.

 

Falken Wildpeak A/T3W is probably my favorite out of all that I've used. Fantastic tires.
Very happy with Wildpeak AT3W's, they were awesome in the big storm we got last winter, also good in the wet, not overly noisy.
https://www.corwheels.com/best-all-terrain-tires-for-snow/

 

Falken Wildpeak A/T3W is probably my favorite out of all that I've used. Fantastic tires.
Very happy with Wildpeak AT3W's, they were awesome in the big storm we got last winter, also good in the wet, not overly noisy.

Ditto on the Falken Wild Peaks. I just put a set on my 2008 and was surprised at how quiet they are. I can hardly wait for the winter snow to give them the real test.

 

I went and installed the Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on my 2019 Denali, after my first reply. I'm quite happy with them. No problem with noise and they handle well in heavy rain as well snow. This past winter I had to park in our unpaved, unplowed, unused alley, and even with snow up to the rim I drove right out (no spinning tires fully under control).

 

My last tires were goodyear silent armor. Unfortunately they were discontinued because they were great. Similar tread as bfg a/t

 

I recently ordered 4 predator mutant x tires. They are 265 55 18s. Factory is 255. So I'm hoping they'll fit with no rubbing. I live in Michigan, USA so we get a LOT of snow here. I'm expecting them to do well in the snow. The cost was $688 dollars for 4

I originally planned to buy mud tires but I decided on just an aggressive tread A/T tire.

 

Grand Touring All-Season Triple Peak rated Michelin Cross Climate 2...awesome tires on my 2017 SLE Rain, Snow...they grip like crazy glue.

 

Did they reduce your highway mpg? What about road noise on highway? These tires increase rolling resistance, and do affect mpg and cabin noise on smaller vehicles, like they did for my Forester.

 

Those cross climate 2's are a beast - if I didn't already have a set of all terrains on stock SLE wheels(made my own AT4 tire package) I would buy a set for me stock 20's