I live in Minnesota. I have found that good snow tires are much more important than which wheels drive the car. Also, heavier cars seem to do much better than lighter ones. My 1983 300D with blizzaks on all four wheels was much better than my front wheel drive saab with regular all season tires. A manual transmission is very helpful also. Four wheel drive is no compensation for driving experience. Every year after the first snow I see SUVs in all kinds of trouble because they can get going ok but can’t stop or handle any better than any other car in the snow.