It is truely amazing sometimes the places you can go with front wheel drive. I used to go camping with some friends in the mountains in Pennsylvania (sp?) in Febuary because we all had a long weekend on Presidents day. We would caravan in with 3 vehicles, regardless of the weather. The 4 wheel drive pickup with chains kept getting stuck. I had a front wheel drive Voyager mini van, regular length, with the larger 3L engine. Lots of ground clearance and a lot of weight over the front tires. I pulled through 12" of snow, up hills. Yes I did get stuck, just 1//3 as much as the truck, much to the truck owners anoyance. A group of 6-8 men can pretty much unstick anything though.

As long as you were relatively smart about it, a front wheel drive with decent ground clearance can get through a lot. Having friends with you helps a lot also.