LGT LNDG AT MEM BLEW NOSE GEAR TIRES.

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AFTER NORMAL LNDG AT MEM; NOSE WHEEL WAS LOWERED TO RWY AND REVERSE THRUST SELECTED. SIGNIFICANT DECELERATION WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY. TWR ADVISED BLUE SMOKE FROM NOSE WHEEL AND NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION BEGAN AND INCREASED RAPIDLY AS SPD SLOWED TO STRAIGHT AHEAD STOP. PAX WERE ADVISED AS TO SUSPECTED PROBLEM AND TO REMAIN SEATED. FIRE TRUCKS CONFIRMED BOTH NOSE WHEEL TIRES BLOWN FROM NO WHEEL ROTATION. UPON INSPECTION; NOSE WHEEL BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE PACKED WITH ICE. SINCE NO BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNTIL AFTER TIRES WERE BLOWN; IT APPEARS THAT EITHER A BREAK/ANTI-SKID FAILURE OR ICE KEPT THE NOSEWHEELS FROM TURNING CAUSING THE TIRE FAILURE. BUSES WERE DISPATCHED AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINT PERSONNEL ON RWY 36R. I AM CONVINCED THAT IF THE NOSE WHEEL BRAKES WERE FROZEN; IT WAS DUE TO POOR SNOW REMOVAL AT DTW. INADEQUATE INFO ON ARPT CONDITIONS WAS RECEIVED FROM ATC PRIOR TO TAXI. WHEN ASKED WE WERE TOLD 'WELL; I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT I GOT; BUT IT'S OVER 2 HRS OLD.' NO TAXIWAY INFO WAS GIVEN AND SLIPPERY AND DRIFTING TAXIWAYS WERE EXPERIENCED. AT ONE POINT; WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A 90 DEG R TURN AT #1 FOR 3L; ACFT SLID FORWARD WITH NOSE WHEEL TURNED 90 DEGS TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. SNOW COULD HAVE PACKED IN AT THAT TIME; BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW DEEP THE SNOW WAS. BETTER ARPT CONDITION RPTING IS NEEDED AT MOST ARPTS.