Reply #155: Driving successfully in the snow is about two things:

[Thegonagle]

Driver skill and experience, and 4 matching tires suited to the task. The car itself is secondary.

I'll drive anything, big or small, in the snow with snow tires or good all-seasons. No $34 specials--they're garbage, and no OEM tires either--the original tires are also generally garbage for snow driving.

In fact, I actually prefer lighter cars in the snow (as long as they have good tires) because I find them easier to control. They can stop shorter, and change direction more readily.

I've had a lot of cars, driven in lots of snow, and changed lots of tires. Once your winter driving skills are honed in, it's tires, tires, tires.