I crossed the Sierras in a heavy snowstorm. I had to put chains on and convoy behind a plow. I’ve made it through unplowed dirt roads in the Angeles National Forest.
I had a rwd/2wd 92 Toyota p-up 4cyl standard cab (very small truck) that once I threw some weight in the bed, I went in the snow and ice about anywhere I wanted to go, and it is all hills and curves here, same thing with my 99 rwd Dakota ext cab, I would line the bottom of the bed with regular old house building cinder blocks (not stacked) and go anywhere I wanted to go, and I love driving in snow…
Now I will admit, I kept the new truck in the garage last snow(s) we got, but mainly cause I didn’t want people thinking it was a big red target… lol