Try Norway for size. I live in a rural area and the everyday car is a Land Cruiser - in summer, just about anything goes - but come winter, and big, studded tyres, low range and diff locks all over (well, center and rear in my case) are what gets you from A to B and back.

Anecdotal evidence makes me claim that electronic traction control systems are excellent, but still no match for good ol' manual systems - probably in part because the automagic systems are easily taken for granted, making drivers forget what icy conditions are like - and using the electronic systems to drive faster, not safer.