...well I tried the commute this morning. I got past the casino and ran into the first real section of trail that hasn't been plowed at all this year. 3 inches of packed ice and snow. Made it about a 1/2 mile filled with a action packed bike handling skills clinic and decided it was time to turn around.
Good news - I rode this morning....outside.
Bad news - with the pack that frozen it will be another month before the path is clear enough to commute into work...