I've been reading through a bunch of threads on winter tires trying to figure out what would work best for me...the opinions seem to range from "studded tires or dead" to "it is impossible for bike tires to hydroplane so slicks" and I am trying to find a middle ground.

I commuted everyday last year on some 28mm bonatrager tires with some tread (looked like the bonatrager h2) and they seemed to work ok, but I sold that bike and am trying to find a decent set of tires for my new bike. I don't thing it will fit much larger than 32's with fenders, so that's my max limit. It seems like a lot of the better studless winter tires are made only in larger sizes like 37-42mm.

I would go with a less aggressive cx tire like the small block 8's, but from what I have read the puncture protection is not great on most cx tires. My main two choices right now would be the Panaracer T-Serv's which seem to get good reviews but don't look like they have that much tread, or the Marathon hs420's. Panaracer also has some Crosstown and Tourguard tires which look like they would be better in slushy winter conditions than the T-servs, but I haven't found many reviews on them.

Does anyone have any experience with these in the winter? Are there 32mm cx tires with very good puncture protection that would work? Are HS 420's adequate?