Saskatchewan is being pounded by a horrible winter storm right now.  Anytime we manage to dig ourselves out, the snow just starts again. 

.... ugh. 

 I like to snowboard. Do you? For those riders living in Toronto, this means a good 1 1/2 hr or 2hrs driving up hwy400. Usually I find myself driving up through a thick snowstorm because that's when you know the riding is gonna be good! Last winter, I was car-less, but, a member of ZipCar. This gave me the opportunity to "test drive" many cars through snow. After experiencing some white knuckled blizzards drives I was left dissapointed in many of the cars and wishing desperatley for some winter tires. Now that I have a Cube (!!) I've been waiting for some snow on the ground to see how it performs! This summer I got to get acquainted with my Cube's handling. But now, finally, its officially winter in Toronto!  Its cold and snowing (sort of). I purchased some Michelin XIce2 Winter tires and had them put on several weeks ago. This weekend I finally had the chance to test them out in some snow during my drive up north to Barrie.

I got the one thing I didn't want for my birthday this year -- a freak snowstorm. 

I guess it's fitting because I was born in the middle of a blizzard..? 

Needless to say, now I'm on a mad dash for winter tires (and I have to figure out where I stashed my gloves last spring. Sometimes I organize myself to the point where I can't find what I need later.).

Edited to add in some ugly looking icicles --->