I would agree, only if the Subaru has decent tires. I have a 92 Legacy SS and the tires were bad. We had our one significant snow storm of the year last month it did not perform like a true Subie. My wife got stuck on a hill. I have a 05 VW Passat, and sorry to say, it's front wheel drive traction control system kicked the Subie's butt up and down the street.
I have since gotten 4 new tires on the Legacy, but I don't think we Western Washington people will be fortunate enough to drive in the snow again.
On a side note, the ABS worked great (albeit noisy and a little scary sounding).