Normally, the local ski hills (bumps) would be anticipating a pre-Christmas opening for the first week of the Christmas school holidays but not a flake of snow on the ground. It was coldish last night, -6C/21F but it is going up to +3C/37F in middle of tonight. Seasonal norms are -5C daytime highs, -15C overnight lows, we're not even close at the moment.

The hardest part for me, with regard to bike commuting, is whether or not I put on the studded tires and whether or not I want to brave cold rain.