Well I survived the Highwood pass.
Most of the road looked like:
When you got closer to the pass it was more like:
but we made it all the way:
We got snowed on a little bit, rained on a little bit, but most of the day it was pretty good weather and the winds weren't even too bad.
Quite a sense of accomplishment biking the entire way, especially seeing as it was my first "major" ride on the road bike.
We did have to get off and walk our bikes through one section of snow, but it was really only about 15 feet of walking.. it's obvious they've been plowing it in preparation for opening it to cars.