Just keep them dry and out of the sun and you should be fine. Do you have a basement or anything like that? I kept a set of drag radials for my camaro in my dorm room closet back in college, lol

 

Any car will benefit from having dedicated snow tires on it. On my dd Corolla, I have A/S that work pretty good. However, I had a rwd G35 that was treacherous on A/S tires. I ran Michelin Alpine Ice/Snow tires. Totally transformed the car.

There are a number of really good snow tires out there. Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental are all excellent companies. However, for the hands down best snow tires, I would recommend the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R tires. I had Hakkapleliita's on a 16v Scirocco back in the day and they were insane. I could easily go up snowy hills faster than 4wd trucks!

When you buy winter tires, take into account whether your driving is more snow, ice or just frigid streets. Here in Minnesota where I live, we seem to have more icy streets than heavy snow filled streets [excepting this last winter which was the 5th worst in Minnesota history for snow]. I picked the Michelin X-ice tires because of their superb traction on ice. If I were dealing with more snow, I would go with the Hakkapaliita's.

As for storing snow tires, as has been mentioned, keep any tire out of direct sunlight. The sun degrades rubber faster than anything. If you do not have a dark, cool area to store them, then cover them up with a tarp.

 

i cant wait to drive my car in the snow. especially after watching the us. top gear evo episode

 

For an alternative to the Nokian Hakkapeliitas you could also consider Hankook Ice Bear w-300. It's a similar tread pattern and the tire works wonders. Ran them on my old STi for 3 seasons in Denver snow/ice. Amazing tire, and when I bought them they were substantially cheaper than the Nokians.

 

I'm selling a nice setup in the classifieds if you want to check them out.

 

i wish i had a winter like that here in cali mobbin on snow!