YES. Tires will make ALL the difference.
get these. Absolutly the BEST snow tires EVER... well the street legal ones anyway (e.g. no metal studs). Buy them NOW!

you wont regret it.
"The Tire Rack has been the largest single source of Blizzak studless winter tires in the United States since their introduction in 1993. We have tested them on ice and in the snow, as well as driven on them through South Bend, Indiana's "mild" and "wild" winters. We have found that no All-Season tire or other winter tire has matched the Blizzak's confidence-inspiring combination of deep snow, packed snow and ice traction."
EVERY magazine article I have read o snow tires rate these the asbsolute best for tractyion and value. From Road & track to GRM magazine, to even sport compact car.
http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/blizzfaqs.jsp