Ok because of the price (and I do not want to support France :) ). I do not want to by MIchelin. What to choose from the rest of the ultra hight performace all season tires. I am looking for A/S (dry, wet, light snow) handling first. I live in NY.

and BTW, what "SL load rating" means.

SL simply means standard load.

My top pics in order of handling are Pzero Nero M+S, Sumitomo HTR+, and Conti Extreme Contact. If I were to put them in order of expected snow traction capability, the list would be reversed, with the Contis being the best. Hard to go wrong with either of these, all very good tires for this catagory.<ul><li><a href="http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR8&amp;url=/tires/index.jsp">Tires</a></li></ul>