Took my maiden voyage on the Nokian 294's today, and I must say that i am pleased. Last night we had 4" of snow and so out I went this morning. There may have been some negligible ice under the snow but for the most part it was just snow.
And man these things are a MAJOR improvement over the Mount and Ground's in snow. Going was slow of course in 4" of snow but it was fun and i felt in control the entire time. The tires chewed through the snow better than anything I have ever used.