Tests – · none yet Owners 70 · 3 reviews
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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BFGoodrich Winter Slalom vs Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 18 road tests and 3 + 30 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Alpin 5 is ahead, 84–70
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Tests 89 · 18 tests Owners 78 · 30 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 31 in 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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68
Dry
Pilot Alpin 5 +1886Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests ≈ 68 (est.) 90 Reviews found online 68 80 Winter Slalom: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68
Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 90.4 + 40% × 80.3 = 86
No road tests of dry for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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74
Wet
Pilot Alpin 5 +1488Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 18 tests ≈ 73 (est.) 92 Reviews found online 75 82 Winter Slalom: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74
Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 91.9 + 40% × 82.2 = 88
No road tests of wet for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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Snow
No comparison86Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 17 tests – 93 Reviews found online – 75 Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 92.6 + 40% × 75.4 = 86
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70
Comfort
Pilot Alpin 5 +777Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 79 Reviews found online 71 74 Winter Slalom: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70
Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 79.4 + 40% × 74.3 = 77
No road tests of comfort for Winter Slalom. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison84Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests – 96 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 95.7 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 84
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Alpin 5. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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66
Treadwear
Pilot Alpin 5 +1379Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 81 Reviews found online 67 76 Winter Slalom: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 66
Pilot Alpin 5: 60% × 81.3 + 40% × 75.5 = 79
No road tests of treadwear for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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67
Handling (owners)
Pilot Alpin 5 +1582Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Pilot Alpin 5 Reviews found online 67 82
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich Winter Slalom | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 84 |
| Dry | 68 | 86 |
| Wet | 74 | 88 |
| Snow | – | 86 |
| Comfort | 70 | 77 |
| Noise | – | 84 |
| Treadwear | 66 | 79 |
| Handling (owners) | 67 | 82 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Winter Slalom
84
/ 100
Pilot Alpin 5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Winter Slalom
Pros
- Strong traction in snow and wet conditions
- Aggressive tread profile
- Low road noise
Cons
- Significant loss of grip as the tire ages
- Performance degradation on wet surfaces after several years of use
Tire B Pilot Alpin 5
Pros
- Outstanding dry and wet grip and handling, feeling similar to a UHP summer tire
- Great snow traction and stability for mountain driving and aggressive winter cornering
- Excellent steering response and high feedback compared to traditional winter tires
Cons
- Subpar performance and braking on pure ice or severe slush
- Stiffer sidewalls can lead to a firmer, sometimes bumpy ride quality and transfer road imperfections
- Fuel economy can be negatively impacted
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom | B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter Touring tires | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 81 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 23″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
84
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Winner: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 86 vs 68 on dry.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 82 vs 67 on handling.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 88 vs 74 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 scores 79 vs 66 on treadwear.
Tire A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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Winter Slalom or Pilot Alpin 5?
Which is better in the wet, Winter Slalom or Pilot Alpin 5?
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 88 vs 74 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Slalom or Pilot Alpin 5?
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 86 vs 68 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Winter Slalom or Pilot Alpin 5?
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 77 vs 70 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Winter Slalom or Pilot Alpin 5?
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, 79 vs 66 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology