We've only been out in the recently acquired bus (82 Westfalia) a couple of
times on slippery, snowy roads.  While I knew that any van, and especially
VW vans, handle more poorly than regular cars, I was surprised at how bad
it really is.  The slightest glaze on the road, and the van wheels start
spinning.  It regularily gets stuck simply parked on the snowy street in
front of the house.  Yesterday, at Albion Hills conservation area, the VW
was spinning its wheels on several grades that other vehicles had no
problems with.

Tires (not snow tires) are in reasonable shape.  Is this typical of
Vanagons?