Michelin X Ice Snow

Very good tire for my 2023 Lexus is 350 . 19 inch tyres for my car is expensive, so I went with my favourite brand Michelin . Did 7000 km on them , in Quebec, Canadian winters . So far I am very satisfied with the handling, grip in heavy snow and icy roads. Very comfortable ride , very quiet to. Almost no wear noticeable. I highly recommend these tires .

Michelin X-Ice Snow is an excellent winter tyre for northern Sweden. The road conditions are extreme, with deep snow, as well as slippery wet ice. Not a single time I have missed the studded tyres I used the previous two winters on this car.

Fitted the x ice snow as they were one of few nordic winter tyres available in my size. The other one was Hakkapeliitta R5. I have had hakkas before with great success, but decided to go for michelin this time because of better longevity, since these alfas are known for eating front tires. The x ices was 1250 euros fitted on car.

Where i live there are either tarmac or ice. Rarely snow. And the snow get to slush, and then ice again. So that is the conditions these tyres are tested on.

Asphalt, dry or wet. Very reassuring, and calm feeling trough the tires. Good grip, with early signals when pushing the car too much. The general comfort and rolling is great....maybe a little bit more noise than i expected. More than pirellis fr's for example. But i think that is to blame for the knobby, tractor like tread pattern of the x-snows.

Ice.... terrible! I don't know if that is just me being used to studded nordic tyres, but even the studless hakka r3 i remember was better on ice than these. I suspect that has to to with harder compound. That is just not for michelin, but a trend that seems to be in almost all tyres nowadays. Maybe because of high torque cars. I miss the really soft rubbery tyres for like 10 years ago. I have a car with bf ko2' and they are just a little bit worse than x ice snow on the same hill.

I know x ice snow was best with r5 in ice grip, so don't take my opinion for granted, but at least on black ice of western norway, there was not much grip to be found.

But then the snow came, at least for 2 days. And wow! I understand the name x ice SNOW. The pattern just paks down the snow and grip. No need to explain. Other than a 4x4 volvo struggled where i drove straight up a snowy hill with fwd.

So these tyres are great at snow and overall driving on asphalt. Wet asphalt are my 80% driving so that is good. The only drawback are grip on ice. But maybe my only option for that should have been the x ice north 4 studded. But studless tyres is because i don't have to pay stud taxes in the cities.

After 300 miles the tyres settled more in i can feel. Will try on ice again.

Will report later on wear.

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Very good all around winter tire.
Strong grip on snow and ice.
Minimal wear after 2 full winters.
Dry grip is not the main feature of this tire.

This is my third set of Xice tires

Just bought a new set have had two sets previously

Have driven on many different studded tires from cheapest to premium, went to studless as I was doing a long highway commute and was sick of the noise, and legal limits on when to have the tires on and off.

I drive in the worst of Canadian weather in Newfoundland Canada. Snow slush freezing rain we see it all.

The original Xice was better in deep snow

The newest ones are great winter tires but twitchy at the limit of traction

I only miss studs on wet smooth ice

If you drive on a well serviced road these are great tires

Had blizzacks DMV 2 on our van. There better but wear extremely fast

If you get a lot of smooth ice or wet ice go with the studded version or a Hakka 10 studded

Third set debating between Xice studded or Hakkas for my wife’s Subaru as she makes a trip across Newfoundland Canada at least once a winter 1000 km drive.

Positive point: excellent snow and ice. I took a road trip in a Mazda MX5 to the North Cape in Norway in winter, -25c° icy road and everything went very well. Wear. Price.
Negative point: very average dry and wet road but they are not made for that
Redemption? Maybe, I plan to do another road trip to Scandinavia in winter, they will be on my short list

I've had these fitted to my 2013 Outback 3.6R for this snow season in northern Michigan. Unless the car is over bumper height in snow and at a dead stop, you can just keep driving. They are predictable on ice and will actually stop. Lateral behavior in the snow is extremely impressive and can carry frankly irresponsible speeds around corners. Steering feedback is decent. They're no summer tire but better than the General Altimax RT43s that they replaced on this set of wheels.

I purchased these tires for my 2014 Buick LaCrosse (FWD) in November 2022 just before the first significant snowfall of the North Dakota Winter. Since then we have had and continue to have plenty of snow and icy roads. They have performed way beyond my expectations and easily navigate through 4-6 inches of fresh snow. Our streets quickly become icy with packed snow and the tires proved themselves with a sure grip. I don't try to go where it is obvious a 4 wheel drive is necessary, but if you respect Mother Nature and realize your limits, you will be very happy with these tires.

Last year I replaced a set of Michelin x-ice xi2 with the x-ice snow. I have found the x-ice snows have more grip in the snow and ice and particularly more lateral grip than the xi2. While still a fairly quiet and comfortable winter tire, the x-ice snows are less so than the xi2. However, I am happy to make that trade in a winter tire. So far wear has been excellent.

Extremely comfortable and pretty quiet. Very good on snow. Breaking on ice still feels little bit worse than Michelin X-Ice Xi2 I used before.

Absolutely superb winter tire. As we near one of the snowiest winters in several years in northeast Ohio, I can say with confidence these are the best snow tires I’ve used. I was a Blizzak believer until these tires. And while the Blizzaks are still one of the best snow tires available, the Michelin X-Ice Snow outperforms them in every way. Road noise, while present, is is unobtrusive, especially for a vehicle as quiet as a Tesla. The ride was firm and confident, and slightly better than the OEM Goodyear Touring that came with the car. Range dropped slightly, but not excessively. Wet grip was better than the OEM Goodyears as well. As for wear, I expect to get 3-4 winter seasons (18,000-24,000 miles), which I think is good for a winter tire driven “spiritedly” on a car as heavy as a Tesla. I will absolutely buy again.

Absolutely superb winter tire. As we near one of the snowiest winters in several years in northeast Ohio, I can say with confidence these are the best snow tires I’ve used. I was a Blizzak believer until these tires. And while the Blizzaks are still one of the best snow tires available, the Michelin X-Ice Snow outperforms them in every way. Road noise, while present, is is unobtrusive, especially for a vehicle as quiet as a Tesla. The ride was firm and confident, and slightly better than the OEM Goodyear Touring that came with the car. Range dropped slightly, but not excessively. Wet grip was better than the OEM Goodyears as well. As for wear, I expect to get 3-4 winter seasons (18,000-24,000 miles), which I think is good for a winter tire driven “spiritedly” on a car as heavy as a Tesla. I will absolutely buy again.

I continue to be impressed with these tires, they are the best winter tires I have ever owned.

Previously owned the Michelin alpin 4a on a volkswagen tiguan. Fantastic tyres, Decided to choose the new version for my Fiat Panda cross. The x ice snow is an amazing tyre. It has been raining and snowing for the last month, i leave for work every morning in -10c and come home at night in -3c. Fresh snow, sludge, rain and ice. The tyre is amazing. I feel confident while driving In all conditions. Recently went offroading in a few mountain trails. Parked the car up and iced road, jumped out with the kids, and we could not walk without falling over, Completely iced over. I did not even realise there was ice, the tyres did not brake traction once.. Amazing tyres on ice, amazing. I have always used michelin , on all my cars. weather summer or winter. Never let me down.