Originally Posted by fat_bike_nut
Hey, I'm no fan of mountain bikes myself. I'm more of a roadie too, which why I'd prefer a cyclocross bike when riding off-road, unless the trails get really technical. Then and only then will I switch to a mountain bike. But for snow, I think a mountain bike would be better than a road bike, since most road bikes (touring and cyclocross excluded of course) can't equip studded snow tires.
You're in luck then because it really only snows about once a year here (in Seattle proper) and usually melts by the next day. Occasionally, like this winter, it snows twice and one time stuck on the ground for about a week, but this is pretty rare.