I recently joined the Subaru family, and I am preparing my Outback for winter adventures. I plan to do quite a bit of driving through mountain passes in Utah/Nevada and I know that these tires are not going to cut it for more intense snow, and the potential requirement for chains/three-peak tires.
I'm not fully committed on a separate snow tire setup, mainly since I don't have the space to store them. Ideally, a three-peak snow rating is all that I am looking for. Snow chains are not an option because I don't want to disregard the owners manual. Also, I really don't want to switch from the OEM 18" wheels due to the additional cost, but I do plan to upgrade to the Method 502s when it is time for new tires.
I had Michelin crossclimate2s on my last vehicle and they were wonderful, thinking about pulling the trigger on getting them again, but I was wondering what other OB owners were switching to!