Originally Posted by HawkOwl

Never owned a snowblower. Tried one once. Went back to the shovel. Agree whole heartedly about not riding a bike in the snow. That is what spin bikes and trips to dry country are for. Instead there are snow shoes and cross country skis. I never did like those noisy, smelly snowmachines. But, they are a necessary evil to get out in the country. Once there it is on to snow shoes and skis. Absolutely nothing like a good hike on clear -40 night with the aurora and uncountable stars and the nearest other human well over 20 miles away.