Well, I made it the 8 miles home. By the time I left work there was 7" of snow down and it was still coming down hard. I rode two miles down some pretty busy streets, but the cars were sliding around so much I decided to take the MUP for 5 miles even though I knew the path wouldn't have been plowed at all yet.

It was tough riding. The accumulation was deep enough that the bottom half of my chain was always covered by snow. This caused my chain to pick up the snow and pack it into the cassette, which then caused the chain to constantly skip. Very annoying. I kept dropping my gears as the snow got deeper and I got more and more tired. I was moving so slow that halfway home I texted my wife to let her know I was alive, just running way behind. My heart rate was pegged and I got drenched with sweat.

Somebody had walked down the MUP, and a fat bike had ridden it a while before so there were some ruts that were icing over. Riding in the ruts was easier pedaling, but bounced me around a lot. Riding through the unplowed snow allowed me to keep the bike on a straighter path but was harder pedaling. I split the difference and would ride through the unplowed stuff for a couple minutes, then ride the ruts for a while. At one point I hit a big rut, bounced to the right off the trail, and came to a stop completely upright with my feet still on the pedals. I sat there for a little bit admiring the situation.

Finally, after about an hour and 20 minutes I made it home for less than a 6 mph average. I was completely wasted physically. We'll see how much gas I have in the tank for the ride to work tomorrow. I doubt they're going to have everything plowed by then (supposed to get 4 or 5 more inches of snow during the night.) I may have to throw in the towel and drive to work.