1-9 was treacherous! Northern VA got some snow flurries...totally unexpected. Long story short: 2 hour ride home in the snow...luckily i66 stayed clear and just a tad slushy, my windshield didn't do to well and had to lower it so i could keep my eye on the road (snow kept caking up on it), which made for a "windier" (is that a word?) ride home. Made it home safe and sound.
In December, we took a 300 mile ride, with about half of it in drizzling rain. Then the rain turned into a light snowfall, which was beautiful coming down. But as the elevation was rising and the day falling, it got more interesting from there.
25 miles in the snow that felt like 50. Just under 1/2" of snow stuck to the windshield. At times the snow was falling so thick that I had to wipe the faceshield every 2-3 seconds. We were following the tire tracks on the road, which stayed more or less clear (the tracks, not the road). At one point, I decided that the left track was getting a bit close to oncoming traffic, and had to cross 2-3" deep slush to get to the right track. That convinced me that it would be just as well to stay in the right track from there on. All in all, it was one of those "When is this merry-go-round going to stop? I'd like to get off." kind of experiences. At the coldest, the air temp dropped to 32.2F, but the bike never slipped nor hesitated.
You realize how stressed you were when it's raining and 33F degrees and you are celebrating the warm, clear weather.
First real ride in the snow, and it was fun. Not ready to do it again anytime soon, however.