BTW... as posted above, driving in snow and ice conditions sakely and securely depends more upon the driver's ability than on the tires.

The cardinal rule, taught to me by my old man, is "The slower you are going when you hit something, the less it costs to fix."

Of course, sometimes you have to use speed to defeat snow, but ya gotta know when not to as well.

Here's a tip I learned "by mistake". I know few peeps that knew this before I did it while they were with me. Rear wheel drive only!!! If you need to accelerate more rapidly for any reason, "rock" the vehicle from side to side with the steering wheel (from about ten to about two, with less than a second per "rock") as you depress the gas pedal. Try it. Might take a wee bit of practice but it works well.

Ahhh... "try it"... in an empty parking lot, of course. Which is where everyone learning to drive in snow should start.