I've had both Blizzaks and Alpin Arctics, but not on the same car.
My general impression is that the Blizzaks are a better snow & ice tire but the Alpins are a better all-around tire. I'd never want to run the Blizzaks in the summer, but I would run the Alpins year around if I had to. (I didn't do that, but I would.)
But, as I said, I haven't had both kinds on the same car--one on a 1980 280E, the other on a 1985 300CD--so my comparison isn't very reliable.
Right now I have X-ones on the 300CD and MX4s (I think that's the right #) on my 240D. Both the Alpins and the Blizzaks are better snow & ice tires than these. But the X-ones and MX4s have been adequate in the snow.
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