A tire for winter comprising: a tread portion being provided with a plurality of first main inclined grooves extending obliquely from a first tread edge toward a tire equator and terminating beyond the tire equator without reaching a second tread edge, a first sub inclined groove provided between the first main inclined grooves, the first sub inclined groove extending obliquely from the first tread edge toward the tire equator in the same direction as the first main inclined grooves and terminating not beyond the tire equator, a plurality of second main inclined grooves extending obliquely from the second tread edge toward the tire equator in an opposite direction to the first main inclined grooves and terminating beyond the tire equator without reaching the first tread edge, a second sub inclined groove provided between the second main inclined grooves, the second sub inclined groove extending obliquely from the second tread edge toward the tire equator in the same direction as the second main inclined grooves and terminates not beyond the tire equator, a plurality of first longitudinal grooves dividing first land portions formed between the first main inclined grooves and inclining in the same direction as the first main inclined grooves, and a plurality of second longitudinal grooves dividing second land portions formed between the second main inclined grooves and inclining in the same direction as the second main inclined grooves, characterized in that the first main inclined grooves have first inner ends that terminate in communication with the second main inclined grooves, the second main inclined grooves have second inner ends that terminate in communication with the first main inclined grooves, and the first main inclined grooves and the second main inclined grooves are alternately provided in a circumferential direction of the tire. a tread portion being provided with a plurality of first main inclined grooves extending obliquely from a first tread edge toward a tire equator and terminating beyond the tire equator without reaching a second tread edge, a first sub inclined groove provided between the first main inclined grooves, the first sub inclined groove extending obliquely from the first tread edge toward the tire equator in the same direction as the first main inclined grooves and terminating not beyond the tire equator, a plurality of second main inclined grooves extending obliquely from the second tread edge toward the tire equator in an opposite direction to the first main inclined grooves and terminating beyond the tire equator without reaching the first tread edge, a second sub inclined groove provided between the second main inclined grooves, the second sub inclined groove extending obliquely from the second tread edge toward the tire equator in the same direction as the second main inclined grooves and terminates not beyond the tire equator, a plurality of first longitudinal grooves dividing first land portions formed between the first main inclined grooves and inclining in the same direction as the first main inclined grooves, and a plurality of second longitudinal grooves dividing second land portions formed between the second main inclined grooves and inclining in the same direction as the second main inclined grooves,