Is anyone familiar with what the iron workers memorial bridge foot/bike path is like in the winter? My new work commute goes over the bridge and I’m wondering if it is viable in the snow or if I should budget for having a car by then. Also the state of the trans canada trail from where it meets the bridge to willingdon would affect my planning. I have heard snow on the roads is poorly managed in Burnaby and I don’t like biking on them to bevin with so I’m a bit worried. The north van side I have already seen and its a mixed bag of both excellent and awful. Maybe its a city and district difference but I’ve seen atv plows clearing bike lanes and other parts where the bike lane has snow above my head height. I have a second bike configured for snow and with mid drive electric motor now.
Schwalbe sells tungsten carbide studded tires. I commuted on them to work for two Ontario winters. As for traction anecdotes: I passed a few stuck cars on the way to work–they had trouble with inclines, and one coworker with pickup called in that he couldn’t make it out of his driveway, my manager said “If the guy on the bicycle can ride in, I’m sure your truck can make it” LOL