I've thought about getting them shipped, and while I probably could have someone do that, the problem remains that wherever I swap tires, there my summer tires will be. So I'll effectively have to ship twice, and these tires do have rims mounted, making for about 30 lb. per tire/wheel combo, which isn't cheap to ship.
I am planning to leave the country in Feb and return in April so it's not THAT big of a deal, but if I head west in early April, I'm very likely to encounter snow somewhere on the trek. I've already tried to drive in a couple inches of snow and the car slid like crazy (I didn't go more than a quarter mile). I have always believed the compound makes the biggest difference, but I am willing to give siping a try if it really would help and wouldn't dramatically reduce the lifespan of the tire.
The sad thing is that I should have just purchased all seasons in May instead of getting more summer tires (knowing at the time that it was possible I wouldn't be back to NV before snow season). I second guessed myself the next day, but the tires had already been shipped by that point. Oh well.
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