Unless I read through too quickly and missed someone asking about it, or pointing it out-- everyone here knows that snow tires should be on EACH wheel, right?
One feature a friend's Lexus RX300 (AWD) has is a "snow mode" for the transmission, which, so long as the light is lit and the transmission lever is in "2" or "D", forces the vehicle to launch in second gear instead of first, to help you get started. Again, the main thing a lot of people have touched on is: "Being able to STOP is more important than being able to start", so studless ice/snow tires (of course, on EACH wheel) will go a long way towards that.
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