Decided on a Revo VXL. Bought another of the Traxxas packs with it, along with a series and parallel connector set. Got the extended rear arms too. Should be here tomorrow, can't wait to give it a blast in the snow!

Couldn't find a reliable answer to this though: Does the Traxxas 2.4GHz use 4 or 8 AA batteries? The manual says four, towerhobbies and other places say eight.