[Sir Krustin]

RWD is much poorer in snowy weather, and also to a lesser extent in icy weather.

One main problem with snow and RWD is the tendency for the front wheels to "plow" the snow rather than rolling through it - this makes the limited traction conditions that much more difficult to negotiate. FWD cars also are easier to turn as the fronts are pulling the car around the corner.

Both, of course, are hard to stop under slippery conditions.