Tests 60 · 5 tests Owners 66 · 3 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 17 in 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 (exterior noise)
Head-to-head
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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice vs Riken Snow — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 5 + 4 road tests and 3 + 9 owner reviews. How we score
Snow is ahead, 68–62
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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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65
Dry
Snow +166Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 64 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 67 65 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 63.6 + 40% × 66.8 = 65
Snow: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 66
No road tests of dry for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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54
Wet
Snow +1367Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 4 tests 44 64 Reviews found online 70 71 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 43.6 + 40% × 69.6 = 54
Snow: 60% × 64.4 + 40% × 70.6 = 67
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62
Snow
Snow +971Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 63 ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online 62 71 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 62.6 + 40% × 61.9 = 62
Snow: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70.5 = 71
No road tests of snow for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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67
Comfort
Blizzak Ice +364Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 70 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 65 63 Blizzak Ice: 40% × 70 + 60% × 65.3 = 67
Snow: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 62.5 = 64
No road tests of comfort for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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76
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 83 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – Blizzak Ice: 60% × 82.9 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 76
No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak Ice. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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67
Treadwear
Snow +168Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 67 69 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 67
Snow: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 68
No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak Ice. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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65
Handling (owners)
Snow +166Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Reviews found online 65 66 -
48
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Snow Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 48 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Blizzak Ice | Riken Snow |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 62 | 68 |
| Dry | 65 | 66 |
| Wet | 54 | 67 |
| Snow | 62 | 71 |
| Comfort | 67 | 64 |
| Noise | 76 | – |
| Treadwear | 67 | 68 |
| Handling (owners) | 65 | 66 |
| Efficiency | 48 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Weight the categories that matter to you
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Neutral
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Recomputed
Headline score
62
/ 100
Blizzak Ice
68
/ 100
Snow
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Blizzak Ice | Snow | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | Wet | 70% #5/5 · 2023 Autoreview Studless Winter Tire Test R16 | 85% #36/55 · 2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #5/7 2025 Moottori Studless Winter Tire Test R16 | #36/55 2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Blizzak Ice
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Snow
Pros
- Exceptional snow, ice, and winter traction
- High value for the money in the budget tire category
- Low road noise compared to standard winter tires
Cons
- Reduced wet-weather braking performance during spirited driving
- Lower-tier classification compared to premium flagship winter tires
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice | B · Riken Snow |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 60 | 41 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 19″ | 15″ – 18″ |
| Sizes in common | 33 | 33 |
Which one should you actually buy?
62
/ 100
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
68
/ 100
Riken Snow
Winner: Riken Snow — better wet and snow. Pick the Bridgestone Blizzak Ice if comfort matters most to you.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Riken Snow scores 67 vs 54 on wet.
Pick tire B
You drive through snowy winters
Riken Snow scores 71 vs 62 on snow.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 67 vs 64 on comfort.
Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
Tire B · Riken Snow
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Blizzak Ice or Snow?
Which is better in the wet, Blizzak Ice or Snow?
Riken Snow, 67 vs 54 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak Ice or Snow?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is better in snow, Blizzak Ice or Snow?
Riken Snow, 71 vs 62 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Blizzak Ice or Snow?
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 67 vs 64 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Blizzak Ice or Snow?
Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 68 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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