I've had these for about 3~ weeks now on my Jetta. sized 195.65.15 on winter steelies.
I got these from a vendor whose name I won't mention but rhymes with Hire Heck...
Prior to this, I had Bridgestone Blizzak WS50 on my Honda Fit.
Other winter tire i've experienced recently is Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 on my buddy's BMW.
Ride : very nice. Not as soft as the blizzak on my Fit, but feels hefty and at the same gives me a solid feeling. my buddy's blizzak, on the other hand, being a runflat variety is literally rock solid... it felt like rolling on wheels made out of block of wood.
Handling : pretty good. given the tread depth of this new tire, there's some more play in the steering than before(with all season) but it's pretty good. BUT it tramlines quite a bit more than the all season. whenever there's a rut from trucks or significant crowning on the road, it tries to follow it against my wish.
Noise: on dry clean road, it's actually quieter than my all season on 16" rims. I liked it very much.
In the Powder: Very Very good. never got stuck once. Tracks almost straight and true on powered snow, and it's as confidence inspiring as the blizzak.
On the Ice : Not as good as the blizzak. Stopping is very very good, and the grip level on ice is significantly higher than my all season. (obviously), but the back end kicks out ever so often on iced road compared to blizzak-ed Honda. and at stop lights, my front spins almost everytime, triggering the TC to come on even when I'm really careful with the clutch.
In the Slush : again, not as good as blizzak. On highway, with light flurries and wet road due to salt, it wasn't as sure footed as the blizzak on my buddies bimmer. me and my buddy made a trip to revelstoke ski hill on his car, going ~90 km/h the whole way and I felt confident because there was hardly any unseemly movement from tires. and his VSC never came on until we entered unplowed/unsalted town centre. the next day in almost exactly same condition, my car would slowly very slightly slide the back end if I approached 90km/h and didn't give me as much confidence.
Overall, I am satisfied with the performance of the tires. I knew when I bought it, that it wasn't gonna be as good as the blizzaks. I was on a budget and there's NO WAY i wasn't buying winter tires anyway. and for almost the same money you would spend at CT or walmart on no-name winter tires(it would have cost me ~$700 for CT winter tire or walmart ones on steelies) I got name brand ones.
If I had gone with Toyo Observe or Michelin X-Ice, not to mention the blizzak, it would have cost me more than a grand for sure.