Hercules Avalanche RT is a premium M+S rated studdable winter tire made for passenger vehicles such as sedans, minivans, SUVs, CUVs. This tire features an Exclusive Snow Grip technology that was developed specifically for cold weather. A tripe polymer cold weather compound offers excellent traction, steering, and handling in harsh winter conditions. The thin-gauge sipes offer increased flexibility, while biting edges provide control and a strong grip. Saw-tooth shaped Snow-Grabber grooves designed to grab and hold snow in the tread to provide snow-on-snow traction. Hercules Avalanche RT tire is Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) rated, which indicates that this tire meets the industry snow performance requirements and is certified to perform in severe winter weather conditions.