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For either vehicle you decide to take, place some weight over the rear axle, like a bag of sand and a bag of rock salt. It not only will improve traction, but come in handy if you get stuck.
I saved the day on a mountain pass in New Mexico during an ice storm when I took the sand and rock salt out of the trunk of my '96 960 sedan. There was a line of cars that couldn't make it up the slope, and I spread the stuff and everybody made it up with a few exceptions. I didn't get stuck, but many 4wd p/ups & SUV's did because they were hasty, stupid and cocky (the 'look at me, I have a truck, I'm invincible!' syndrome), and we all watched as they drove up the shoulder, spun out and went off the road, needing a tow truck to get out of the ditch. Ha Ha, one guy had his wife screaming at him for being so dumb.
Be cool, cautious and patient, and you'll be OK. I would take any Volvo over a p/up becasue they are better balanced in wet/snow. either way, more weight in the back helps to improve the balance of a rwd vehicle.
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'89 245 sportwagon, destroyed by hit & run driver, RIP. '04 V70 2.5 T Sportwagon, 12k mi and '91 245 5-speed, 209k mi, replaced the '89
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