Originally Posted by
wphamilton
It's 4 or 6 inches of snow that stops me - I can't remember exactly how deep it was, 8 years ago.

Any snow covering rutted ice, and water reaching my bottom bracket are show-stoppers.
I've commuted in the record cold and record heat for this area so my temperature range is effectively unlimited unless I move out of the Atlanta area. Nothing special for the heat except fingerless gloves and a cap, covering two places that I hate getting sunburned.
The cold - took some learning. Keeping my hands and feet warm were the most difficult and critical.
Down to -2 was basically OK hands and feet, except for the tips of my big toes and my left index finger.
Those hurt for a while then didn't; I was probably getting close to frostbite territory.
Today I wore the same gloves in the mid to upper 20s and just about soaked them in sweat.