Originally Posted by
irclean
I wish they plowed the MUPs here! There's no way I can traverse them on my 35mm studs. Besides, they're all covered with cross-country ski tracks; I'd likely need a Pugsley to ride successfully on them (although the skiers would probably be yelling at me to get off their path). Our bike lanes are the same as yours; covered in plowed snow piles. The city has created numerous new bike lanes in the past few years, but I guess they only figure they need to be used in warmer weather.
The city of Anchorage is kind enough to groom a nice, wide lane on my MUP for skate skiers. Once it sets, which usually takes a couple days at most, it is awesome riding. I just stay off of it until it's solid enough to avoid putting in ruts that suck for both bikers and skiers. And skiers have miles of ski-only trails all over town, so only a very small number of them get pissy when you pass them on the MUP.
Walkers, runners, dogs, and moose have no respect for trail settlement though, they just post-hole away. Hey, it's a MUP, what're you gonna do?