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Snow tires and if possible a school that uses a skid car to teach you how to control slides and recover from them. Makes a huge difference in performance driving and driving in slick conditions as in both cases you're managing the available grip of the tires.
Finally, practice, practice and more practice. Practice looking up at where you need/want to go and your hands will automatically try to steer the car towards what you're looking at.
If youre sliding, practice forcing your eyes away from what you might hit or you can be guaranteed to hit it. Eyes up and look away to where the opening or safer piece is.
Look as far ahead as possible and plan ahead as much as you can. If you have to stop at the bottom of a hill, try stopping near the top until you proceed to avoid sliding through the signal. Same with stopping near the bottom before going up a hill, keep your momentum up and don't stop once you start.
My biggest concern in the snow? Other drivers. Most are either overconfident or completely terrified while many of the rest are oblivious. I tend to view anyone with an AWD or newer SUV as clueless until they prove otherwise. I find I'm right more often than nit, unfortunately.
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