First major snow storm of 2010-2011 Winter today

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Actually you can use power to the wheels to help you steer better but most people panic and hit the brakes.

Not really. No traction is no traction whether you're stopping or accelerating. Most vehicles have open differentials these days, and if you try to accelerate too much, you run the risk of generating torque steer, which is unpredictable and dangerous in the slick stuff.