Need help perfecting the budget build hemi swap

Instead of getting 2 feet all in one shot, we're getting 3-4" a day, which means, everyday I get to shovel the side walk, and the 54' down to the road. on the wall next to my car is my backyard. It's probably got 1 1/2' to 2' of snow, the scary thing is the first 4" is solid ice, the roof too.
Weird, everybody always touts the benefits of front wheel drive, but the only way I can get my Nissan Quest out of the ice covered driveway, is in reverse. Else I get stuck.

The only benefit to FWD in the snow is that the car understeers instead of oversteers, so you hit the pole with the front of the car instead of the back of the car.

Regards,

Joe Dokes