AFTER THE STORM. Over the weekend, a storm dropped 16" of snow on the Burlington area. This pic is view looking up Church Street. I hitched a ride to work with a co-worker (thanks Shane!) on Monday, but the roads were looking pretty good on the way home Monday night. It looked good enough to try biking in on Tuesday...

MORNING RIDE (7 miles)
Temperature: 4 degrees F
Skies: Clear/Sunny
Bike Path Conditions: Mostly snowed in. The bike path that connects my neighborhood with the most direct road route to work was unplowed, so I hiked the bike through the snow in the direction that got me to ANY plowed road the fastest... which was really on the way to work. At least the activity warmed me up. Even though it was my coldest ride this winter season, I had to take my jacket off by the time I reached the road.
Road Conditions: Plowed. Mix of packed snow, ice, and clear road. Not bad.
Route Map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1503247

EVENING RIDE (5.5 miles)
Temperature: 20 degrees F
Skies: Cloudy? (Dark)
Bike Path Conditions: Terrible. Plowed, but they left 3-4 inches of packed snow on top of icy asphalt. Some of it has footprints. My tires don't know whether to ride on top, fall through to the ice layer, or do something in-between. The studs are useless on this stuff.
Road Conditions: Plowed. Pretty clear... some muck. I can mostly stay on or to the right of the white painted fog line - which is my happy place when I have to ride on the road.
Route Map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1504033