I am a tire snob.
If you buy Hankook or Kuhmo for the summer then just buy shitty snow tires too.
If you buy high end summer tires then buy Nokian or Bliazzak for the winter.
At the end of the year I never say, “Damn I wish I had that extra $200 back that I spent on snow tires.”
My 2 cents.
Edit: You always see crashes on here in the winter. Have you ever seen someone with Hakkas crash unless they were seriously fucking around?