Going to add my to cents

How about some Avon Ice Tourings or Avon Ice Touring STs (basically the same tyre just one if up to 15" and the other is for 16" and above) They are a good mid randge set of tyres that i'll probably stick for a while (due to cost effectiveness)

Last winter i used the Ice Touring 185/70/14 T and these gave me lots of confidence in the snow (driving in freshy laid snow at 50mph on dual carrigeway with no worries). They are brilliant for pulling off/not losing traction. As they are asymetics they are good for moving forward and reversing (as, well, they don't have a direction) (this was the reason why i got them as i do a lot of reversing/maneuvers)

I would loved to of kept these but the new st170 brakes i've fitted don't allow me to do so (pita) so i'll be getting some 205/55/16s