I hate when outside forces cause me to show weakness.

[tangerinedream]

Actually, you know the BEST way to deal with ice and hard-pack snow? Find a back road with really low traffic, or a parking lot late at night, and make yourself fishtail and go in to spins. Learn to correct it and drive like a pro.

That's how I learned. My dad took me out to snow-covered school parking lots on the weekend and had me purposely toss the car into skids and donuts to teach me how to recover. It was a great lesson.

Plus I recommend the awesomeness of the Subaru's AWD.