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Proper winter tires in the worst of conditions are 99% what you need.
Studs come in to play in rare situations.
Source: grew up driving on ice all winter. Not "snow", just ice. Eventually found Nokian Haakapaliita tires (Finnish), even the worst over-powered, open-diff, FWD car suddenly goes (and turns, and stops) in the worst conditions.
I refuse to use any other tire for winter.
70% of cars here use studded tires. they're very useful in wet ice or black ice conditions, which happen a lot here.