Snow traction is mainly based on the tires. Once the tires are worn down enough you wont have any traction. Its not so much the car, but the tires you put on the car and the newness of the tires.

 

I feel for you guys driving in the snow... Still preferred than ice though or worse, black ice. Hope none of you drive like this guy! Be safe!
Overtaking in the snow doing 360

 

I never let my CR-V go, it has Nokian WRG2's, once I retire (very soon) I won't need to get anywhere when it snows. At that point I will give the CR-V to one of my daughters.

 

I Had a 09 LX for a winter with Nokian WRG2's (Decent "All weather" tire) and it was pretty great.

My 12' Sport now is amazing. Second winter with it. The First winter I finished off my Blizzak LM-25's until I felt the All seasons with only 7000 KMS on them would work better and it was fine.

And this winter I purchased new Nokian Hakka R2's in a 195/55/16. I Also have Eibach pro kit for lowering springs and no issues. The ONE time I've ever been stuck in winter driving (well I once got stuck in a parking lot with my old Golf but that was because the snow melted and it sank when I was in school lol) was this winter after a huge snowfall. Some lady in her big AWD suv ran me out of the clear part of my neighborhood road into what was 10-12 inches of mildly packed snow. She drove off like the *#*(&$# she was and I called my room mate to pull me out.


The VSC on the Fit is impressive with the winter tires. Sheer ice I can yank the wheel at 100 kph/60 mph and itll straighten the car out. Im honestly surprised this isnt standard equipment on all cars.

The Fit is a tad twitchy on ice being a light weight car. I also suspect the rear axle is to blame. Lowered slightly I have 0 toe on the front and the rear is -.3 deg each side of toe.

Oh well, in the WORST conditions I turn OFF VSC and keep my foot into it. Its a FWD, more throttle will pull the car straight.

EDIT: And like someone mentioned, go have fun in a parking lot and learn to slide your car! So if you do hit ice you know how to react!

Here's a photo from last year when I still had my blizzaks lol

 

About 6 weeks ago we got 5-6 inches of snow here in NC (probably nothing for you guys up north) but I was very impressed by how well the Fit did. I got out of my driveway and down my unplowed road without any trouble. I have a 2013 Fit base M/T with the stock Dunlops. The tires are still pretty new so I imagine that helped a lot. Also, I had TCS turned off which allowed me to maintain momentum.

 

You can get by with good all season tires. check Consumer Reports for good ones. Have you checked the tread dept on your tires? Less than 4/32nds is guaranteed no traction.
The Fits we see here plus mine have handled extremely well in snow because they have good tires, proper wheel alignment, and tires slightly narrower and taller than OEM.
And of course the conditions of roads in NYC couldn't ossibly be at fault for being uneven, potholed, and poor asphalt as I thought when I had to go there.
From what you say I suspect you have a trread depth problem.

 

Now that winter is over (hopefully), and it was one hell of a winter here, the fit was AMAZING in the snow. I had snow tires on and drove daily. I never had one single issue with traction, braking, etc. Was worried about clearance with the sport model, but I never got stuck, and had to bust through a snowbank or two...

 

I got my 13 Sport right around New year this year and decided to not get snow tires this season. It's doable in snow and ice but stock OEM dunlop all seasons are pretty bad. Last few cars I've used General Altimax studded tires. If I have my Fit next winter I'm definately getting some and studding them. Our other car is an Odyssey and it is on studded altimax, makes driving in winter much more comfortable.