Are winter tires usually much rougher than summer tires?

Silly Rabbit

I swapped over to Blizzak tires on stock 18s for the winter. I didn't drive very often, but always though the car had a much busier unsteady feeling with the winter setup. It was just an underlying nervousness type feeling. I knew the car was fine with my summer wheels and tires and just went through the winter with the annoyance. One issue I know, one of my front wheel has a slight bend in the inside lip from the previous owner. Maybe that contributes? I had the wheels and tires balanced and an alignment after making the swap.

So, today I put my summer tires and wheels back on the car and it is like a whole new car. It feels so much more stable, planted and in control. Is it normal for winter tires to be that different or should I be looking harder at the damaged wheel before next winter?

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