[JohnnyB]

I used to ride year round in Calgary as long as the roads were clear, as did my dad. There will be times in every month when the roads are clear and safe. Maybe just a day or two in some months, but you can still do it. My dad and I once made a trip to drumheller in freezing temperatures pretty late in the year, with snow on the roadside and even a couple of patches of ice somewhere along the route. I also made a ride from Vancouver to Lake Louise and then Calgary over a day and half in mid-April a few years ago. Young, foolhardy and a little lucky, but I made it through 9 hours of snow on the way to Lake Louise before giving up and finding a hotel.