#1, No Subaru - or any other car/truck is going to work well in snow-depths that exceed the ground-clearance. A full-size truck is always going to have more simply because it's bigger. Note my comments were NOT about deep snow - which is not something I ever worried about much. I've driven very bad roads for many years and regard icy roads much more of a hazard/problem. Unless you are driving off the public highways - I'd be more concerned about flying off the road, rather then just enough traction to go forward.
#2 - Were your friend's Subarus 4WD or AWD? That makes a huge difference, and Subaru hasn't made a 4WD since 1992. If your friend's were driving Subarus that are 1993 or newer, the comparison is moot. Also note that even the older pre-1993 Subaru 4WDs - were only true 4WD if manual shift. Automatic versions had a very strange system that were not true 4WD except under hard-throttle.
If you brought your Dodge-Cummins down my road mid-winter, you'd probably land in the woods somewhere - unless you had chains on it. I've got a full size, 4WD extended cab diesel Dodge, along with a full size 4WD extended cab Ford F250 diesel. Both are virtual death-traps coming down steep icy roads. My old Subaru 4WD wagon with summer tires does much better. Probably because it's light, had great weight distribution, and small/thin tires. And, my K5 diesel Blazer (plow truck) works well even when the road is officially closed - but I keep chains on all four wheels.
Obviously my experiences differ from your's. I'm in central New York. I live on an unmaintained mountain top road. Also, for many years, I drove an on and off-road 4WD service vehicle for a John Deere forestry dealerhip and had to drive in some of the worse conditions possible. Mostly with either a 4WD International Scout or a Ford F350 4WD truck. Less often with a Ford 2WD Courier pickup.
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