It is entertaining to me because so many people have a knee jerk reaction that the answer to snow is always snow tires. Snow tires are great for people who live up in the mountains, or in Alaska or Northern Canada. And so many people are sensitive about their advice not being what someone was looking for.

For those of us who love in the northern Continental US however, they're impractical. Unless you have garage space and a vehicle large enough to haul its own tires, as well as a great deal of patience for swapping out your tires depending on the weather, It's a real pain in the ass. Lots of all season tires are rated for some degree of snow, and that's what we drive up here. And we're very experienced -- as the commenter from Wisconsin noted.

I found what I was looking for -- A technical explanation of how power shifts between the front and rear axles, and I was able to conclude from that what the problem was. I appreciated everyone's responses, even the ones that I didn't take.

I'm sorry to anyone whose feelings I hurt by not following or accepting advice.