Good thread, lots of good advice here. Going through a rare storm here in cowtown I hope a lot of drivers new to winter read it. I actually love driving in these conditions, if you love the feeling of car control there's nothing like it. Miss my WRX though...
Other advice...mostly said but what I try to do:
- smoothness is critical
- keep your head on a swivel, be aware of what's going on all around you, speed of other cars, the guy behind you, the guy ahead
- don't trust anyone
- go to a snowy parking lot, learn the feel, try turning and accelerating, braking and turning, spinning the wheels, play with traction control settings, play with starting in 2nd gear, try accelerating hard, braking hard, try to feel the car slide, try to make it understeer and oversteer so you know what it feels like
- learn to rock a car
- try to get some fundamental understanding of a car's momentum, if you've never driven on low traction roads before!