Ya, the crossfire is not really in the class of those other cars you mentioned. The Crossfire is not very bad in snow if you are careful... but compared to the other cars, they would be much better in the snow.

The other cars are all FWD, which can be good or bad depending on your uses. For what you are looking for, maybe FWD car is better.

If you want a fun car, then the Crossfire is definitely the best choice. As for taking skis and stuff into mountains, maybe not the best choice though.

Basically, the Crossfire is more of a performance oriented fun car to pick up the ladies with. Not so much for carrying large loads. Although, I did somehow get most of my stuff fitted into my Crossfire when I moved from Florida... it took about all day long to get everything to fit. So, it not the best for cargo space. And for me, since I drove the Civic which I assume is very similar to the other cars; the Crossfire is the best value. You can get a newer one than 2004, maybe a 2006 for the same price and same miles. And they will never make these cars again, so maybe some day it will go up in value (probably not, but still a fun car).