I drove 60 miles in our first snow storm of the year on Sunday. It was on a 4 lane divided highway. There was no pavement, just driving down a white strip and hoping you're in the middle. Some cars were only going 20mph and I passed a couple cars and had to drive in the left lane (snowbank) which was covered by at least 8" of snow. Last year I was really underwhelmed by how my full-time 4wd LE performed in the snow. I didn't like how it grabbed for traction. Once I learned that locking the centre diff was more or less the same as how your TE behaves in 4wd I finally got to use it this weekend. What a difference and overly impressed. All 3 of my hungover passengers also commented on how solid the ride felt in the snow.