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Originally Posted by roastpuff
EDIT: Forgot to respond to the packed ice (glare ice? black ice?) part of the question. Yeah, beyond studs it's going to suck even with a high end snow tire. Compound and tread pattern can only do so much, though the old X-Ice 3 was quite good at actual ice (though bad in slush and deep snow hilariously). I've found Blizzaks (while new and still having the magic compound section) and Hakka R series to be good on actual ice too.
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iirc even then studs only work well on certain types of ice, so you can still run into spots where you'll slip.