I drive the S in the winter, no problems here. Our winters aren't Mickey Mouse winters either. You just need some dedicated snow tires and then you are the traction and stability control.

 

Dedicated snow tires like FormerH22a4 said.

We received a lot of snow here in early May, and I already have my S-02's on. Its not THAT bad. My parking lot at work was entirely covered in snow, and I never once lost traction with the S-02's on that snow.

I also don't see why people bash these tires in the wet... its perfectly fine.