I hate rain... riding in fresh snow is a pleasant experience and I think everyone will agree that ice sucks.

It was actually a really nice day for riding and one of those where all that snow had melted away by the time I was coming home... and had made that little section of the bike way so icy they closed it. There is a parallel route that tends to be clearer and gets sanded so there was no detour required.

It's a short 10-12 % grade and I was only running a front studded tyre and switched to straight knobbies yesterday... will hold off mounting the summer tyres (Schwalbe Marathons) for a bit and am looking forward to the bike getting slicker and faster.