Up here, if Fife, we haven't had any snow at all. In fact, since getting the Jazz, 18 months ago, I have never driven it in snow. I have 175/65T14 on steel wheels, and with my brand new tyres I am not expecting trouble. My last three cars were all automatics, and with "Snow" mode they coped quite well. The Volvo "Snow" setting just locked it in 4th. Exceeding 50 mph disabled "Snow" mode. Even the 85 Carlton, which was rear wheel drive, coped well being an automatic.
My daughter had a Vauxhall Frontera 4x4, and it was useless if there was more than two snowflakes. It had wide, chrome, wheels, and even with its "butch" tyres went nowhere in the snow.
My son-in-law is brilliant at driving in snow. His Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is RWD, but heavily laden with tools. His job, all winter, is rescuing broken down snow ploughs and gritters, all over the Highlands. So if the snow plough can get there, he gets there! He has chains, but never uses them.