Snow tire recommendations

I put a set of Bridgestone Blizzak on a 2001 Camry for North Carolina winter. I got to drive it on icy roads once. They seemed plenty good for me. Just have to remember... they aren't magic though. I thought of it like this... if all season tires give you about 1% of their dry traction on ice, the winter tires can be twice as good. That still is only 2% of dry weather traction. Unfortunately my wife's niece totalled the car on dry roads by running a stop sign.

My all-time favorite tires (not winter tires) are on my SRT Ram. 305/40R22 Yokohama Parada Spec-X. After wearing out 2 sets of Pirelli, (now owned by China) I decided to try something else. I was amazed how well these 11 inch wide tires gripped on ice. Got caught by a traffic light going uphill on ice. Beside me was a quad cab 4wd Cummins Diesel Ram. Green light.. I ease up the hill and he just sat there spinning and going sideways.