We just had a record snow storm last night (over a foot in places) plus lots of snow drifts following. I have spent the last hour and a half pulling several of my yuppie neighbors down the street with my suburban because their AWD CRV's, Escapes and Highlanders (in addition to all the normal cars) got stuck about 8 feet from their driveways.
Its amazing what a high torque v8 and some decent ground clearance can do for a vehicle. That just goes to show that a crossover or small SUV is fine for hauling groceries or taking your kids to soccer practice but when it comes time to do real SUV/Pickup stuff, there is no substitute for the real deal.