As the title suggests - just testing the water in the slippery conditions and prods of the throttle tends to see the rear coming round quite quickly....this is from very slow speed crawls then a prod of the throttle...

Would this suggest that the scoob is more rear biased or due to the rears finding it easier to lose traction. I know wide low profile tyres aint great on snow etc anyway but it's really the actual resons for it coming round so fast that I'd like to know....

Anyone able to give and suggestions?

It's just breaking traction....

Typically in snow and ice when using too much throttle: The Front diff is a normal open type, so it just spins one wheel, without problems in itself, but it locks up the centre (viscous coupling) diff and sends all the power to the rear....The rear LSD (viscous limited slip diff) which means both rear wheels will spin under power, instead of one...thus oversteer

If it were a just normal diff on the rear, it would spin the inside wheel, and you'd slide more progressively.

Trick is not to use too much thorttle, and not to lift off to much either. keep it constant and smooth and avoid using 1st gear as it makes the engine too sensitive throttle changes.

Typically on turning whilst travelling too fast: Using no throttle typically gives understeer. Using too much throttle gives oversteer (Note: lifting off too quick and by too much whilst oversteering will make the rear end keep sliding round and continue the spin! ).

With practice you can steer the car in snow and ice by just using the throttle.