Tires Pirelli or Falken

I had so much fun playing in the snow with the Falken Wildpeaks. It was like I couldn't get stuck.

Falken Winterpeaks. I find they’re just as good as Blizzaks, but cheaper.

I am on my third different set of 19" M+S tires on my 2017 Golf R - and I am also a Tahoe area skier - first I had the Continental ExtremeContact DWS - they were good. Then I tried the Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus Revised Compound X -- they were better -- actually one time I went over Mt Rose in a white-out blizzard, on top of at least 2" of ice, and the Pirellis gave me great traction and handling.

I had a set of Falken Azenis RT615K+ for about a year, they were great.

I had Wildpeak ATW3’s on my old Frontier. Great tire. I also had DynaPro At2’s on that truck and they were ok as well, nothing amazing.

Fallen wildpeak trail at. Great tires. 3 peak snow rated. Fabulous tires. Took a couple mpg hit over previous tires.

I am running Falken winter tires, they are SWEET.

Thankfully they could install a new tire for ~$450 (Pirelli P7 Cinturato A/S).

That said, if you're not looking for a performance tire but a quiet, smooth, comfortable tire that holds air and hates to change direction the Cinturato P7s are for you. If you want to drive your GTI like it's a sporty car with some fun and enthusiasm, you'll find that the P7s spin, lose traction, squeal, hate to change direction chatter on braking and generally suck when driving with more vigor than an 80 year old, blind coot who doesn't want to spill his beer.

The PP p zeros don't last very long under any driving conditions, and they are expensive. There are a lot of cheaper summer tires that'll last as long or longer, look at the hankook ventus v12