I've ridden through snow more than a few times. I rarely get caught with snow on the road, there is a temperature that I respect deeply. But when I do get caught I have both feet off the pegs and near the roadway. And slow.
I only did downhill skiing a couple of times (I didn't like waiting in line :)) but did do quite a little cross country as a young man. It was all that was available in deep winter then. I lost interest when snowmobiles came out. Imagine that.
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