I live in Canada, the winters get very bad, lots and lots of snow. I know that RWD is worse on snow than other drive types. My question is how much worse exactly? Is it a small difference or does it become a big one when there’s upwards of 14 inches of snow?
I drove a 72 Nova all winter in Alaska without winter tires. It was tricky but you get used to it. Stopping way in advance and slow takeoffs. But the tradeoff is that it’s fairly fun to break it loose a little and drift those short corners.
You can do it. But it’s not as safe without snow tires. It also depends on the car. RWD car is slightly better than a small RWD light pickup like a range.