Hello Michael and welcome from VA. While it is not the ideal place to ride to work, I do it year round here from Fredericksburg to DC. This was our fourth largest snowfall in recorded time they tell me, but I only missed about 6 days due to snow and ice this winter. On second thought, it sounds like they would put you in the Puzzel Palace and I wouldn't wish that on anyone; try Germany after all. Spanghalem and Ramstien have great food and drink... And like our brothers said, the riding is great there.