Depending on where you live in the US, snow tires are either unheard of, something your skier friend pays for, or a way of life. Go a little further north and most of Canada requires either snow tires or four wheel drive.
So what's the big deal? Do they really matter?
Short answer: tires matter more than having AWD/4WD.
Long answer:
When your car is trying to get grip, the tires are the single biggest game changer. Four spinning tires without traction is not much better than two, and much worse than two tires with traction. Most importantly, think about braking: unless you're using the skinny pedal on the right (accelerator) AWD/4WD does absolutely nothing. All that matters are the quality of your brakes (a little) and how much traction you have, which is all about up tires.
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