Well, the forecasters were actually correct for a change. Woke up this morning to a blizzard. 31 degrees, about 2" of snow on the ground, and 40+ mph winds. Current predictions are that we'll get 5"-7" more before it stops this afternoon. Broke out my winter bike for it's inaugural commute after completely rebuilding it. Finished the rebuild on Monday, so I'm glad I didn't procrastinate much longer than I did.

The 2" of snow wasn't too bad. Before it started snowing it had rained for about 6 hours so there was a good layer of moisture underneath; made for some slick spots. Because of the wind there were spots where the snow wasn't deep, and other areas where it had drifted to about 6". Rode the MUP so I didn't have much for tire tracks to follow.

Made it to work without too much trouble. The winter tires and the snow slowed me down, but the biggest issue was the wind which I had to ride straight into. I averaged 6 mph for the whole commute. By a point of reference, when go out running I average almost 7 mph. So I was crazy slow. But my heart was pounding pretty good when I finally arrived at the office and I had a good layer of sweat under my jacket. Glad I dressed fairly light because I was pretty warm the whole ride.