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The x1 is great in snow. I've driven mine in snow all winter. Initially with the OEM Bridgestones that are nicely sipped, and then with blizzacks most of the winter. As someone that drives thousands of miles a year in snow for the past 40 years and lives above 6000 feet the X1 is as good as anything else out there. Not talking about off roading.
The old X1 - 1st gen had better steering as it was rear wheel biased. It was more capable at the limits for sure. But the new one gets 10% better gas mileage. Which is a worthwhile trade off in my book. Don't drive like Mario Andrette and you'll be fine
The fact that bmw recommends higher pressure in the fronts means that the car tends to over steer. That's an attempt to let the front wheels release before the back ones. Over steer is much harder to recover from if your not crazy into driving. Manufacturers try to dial in some amount of under steer as that's easier to understand and recover from in emergencies.
Do you have your tire pressure set correctly? Higher in fronts by about 3psi
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