If comparing the same brand/type, I am a firm believer in narrow snow tires perform better than wide ones in snow.
In the past few years, the Dunlop Winter Maxx WM02 & Nokian Nordman 7 (studded or non-studded) have been the two main 165/65r14 snow tire options in the States.
I just happened to notice a new snow tire offering that can be found @ both simpletire.com & tires-easy.com.
The Federal Himalaya Kattura seems to be affordable priced. Given my experience with my Federal SS-657 tires, I would not rule out these snow tires. Since the Vredestein Quatrac 5 tires (all-weather) have temporarily disappeared, these may be another good snow tire option. My hope is that the 165/65r14 Quatrac 5 tires reappear in the fall, too.
As of July 31, 2020 - The Federal Himalaya Kattura have a price of $65.99 @ simpletire.com & $57.33 @ tires-easy.com.
I currently have a pair of the Nokian Nordman 7 snow tires that I have used up front the past 3 winters. I paid approximately $80-85 for them @ tires-easy.com (December 2017). The Nokian tires are a decent snow tire (made in Russia), but I would not rule out giving these Federal snow tires a try in the future.
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