We rode 40 miles of Skyline drive today. Front Royal to little Hog Back and then back. Temps in the 30's, 30-40+ mph gusts, snow. At one point we were pedalling hard to maintain 10 mph down a 6-8 % grade. Wasn't really too bad until you came to the overlooks/corners, then WHAM!
But, we were in town, had the time, and had been wanting to see what real hills were like. If it had been raining, we would've scrubbed- I'm glad it wasn't and we got the chance. Coffee sure hit the spot when we were done.
To add insult to injury, back home it was in the 70's and sunny, with 10 mph winds...