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When people started posting about this for the Schwalbe Marathon Winters, I checked mine. They've only been through one season and they look fine.
Conditions here right now are definitely requiring studs, but I was liking riding the 43 mm gravel tires (no studs) at low pressure before the serious ice came through. That was working pretty great.
A bunch of my winter riding pals compromise and ride studs only on the front. I was thinking about maybe getting myself a single 45North Gravdal (38 mm) for intermediate conditions. Maybe.....