Snow fun

Are some dogs feet better adapted to the snowy conditions?
For example, Tess our Springer seems to move around unimpinged yet Oscar the Beardie, who you think was designed for cold weather, very quickly gets painful ice balls inbetween his pads. He very soon looks like an abominable snow man but the snow seems to bounce off Tess's coat.
What sort of feet work best and do even Huskies struggle with the wrong sort of snow?
Anyone got any miracle products to make walking on gritted, icey roads less of a pain? I'm sure there's something like doggie chap stick for their pads developed in Scandinavia. Anyone know what it's really called?
Beverley Cuddy