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November 15, 2007No, I have never biked in the snow. But I have sunk my limbs in about three feet of snow when I was in Medford, Oregon one winter (1995?) when my cousin and her husband invited me to go up the mountain to get a Christmas tree. It was so beautiful, seeing half the mountain covered with pristine white snow.
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Many Filipinos dream of going to the US, Canada or the UK, and with that is the expectation to experience what we call “white Christmas”. This means seeing snow for the first time and during Christmas at that. From what I could recall, the first snowfall I saw was in Madrid, Spain (1986?), though the exact date or circumstance escape me now. I remember having a peaceful feeling then as I see snow falling, some small, others larger than my fingers. This is somewhat unforgetable for me because here in our country we don’t have snow of course. But more than that, it is because of what I felt.
When it rains hard here, you cannot even hear yourself think. The drumming of the rain against the corrugated roof of most houses drowns out any other noise. It is all you can hear, like in the cliche, it’s raining cats and dogs. It is totally unlike a snowfall, where in spite of what you are seeing, almost no sound is produced. In a rainfall, even the tiniest drop clumped together with others, can create deafening noise.
It seems useless to say that it would be impossible to bike in the snow. But indeed, it would be impossible for me to do so. I guess there would be others who could, or would try. It might be fun, for a while. Yet, when snow starts to melt, then it wouldn’t be fun at all.
In the Philippines though, you can bike almost all year round, yes even if it is raining, or should I say, even if there is a typhoon raging above and around you. I wouldn’t encourage it though, but if it is fun and adventure you seek, then go ahead. Just look out for some flying corrugated iron sheet that just detached itself from somebody’s house. Hard but it is possible. And yes, I have tried it.
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wow! at saan saan kna pla napadpad… nice place ung Spain.. i have a friend too na nag tour dun..
naku kuya, iba tlga ang nagagaw mo when ur riding a bike, mantakin mo kahit may bagyo at halos malagas na ang bubong ng kabahay-bahayn jan e, umaarangkada kpa rin sa kalsada with ur bike “pasaway ka” kaw tlga…
hay naku! sa mga Pilipino na nangangarap ng White CHristmas wag na kaung mangarap pa… sa mata lng maganda tingnan ang white christmas… but for sure the feeling of hapinnes, u cant feel tlga, kahit ba ngaun pa lng ako makakaranas ng white christmas in my whole life… pro middle of Nov na d2 sa Canada at heto parang ordinary days lng… “i cant feel Christmas Here” hndi tulad jan sa atin sa Pinas… first BER pa lng u can feel the Christmas na..hahahayyyzzz (gusto kong umuwi) lol
take care!
tama ka
ang sarap sarap magbike kapag may baha! 
tapos ang lakas ng ulan yipeeeeee!!! 
dito kapag snow e snowmobile ang pinagkaka abalahan ng mga may pera
I rode in the snow once last year. When I started out it was cold but it wasn’t snowing. About two miles into the ride it started snowing hard enough that seeing was problematic.
The snow was short lived — it didn’t come down for more than a couple of minutes, and it was windy enough that it didn’t have a chance to stick to the road … but it was kind of neat.
hahaha..natawa naman ako dun sa biking into the typhoon and coming across a flying GI sheet (naimagine ko lang..) well..yan ang sitwasyon dito sa ‘pinas.
hey rino, im on break ngayon and i took some time off for some isaw at UP Diliman, and i passed by kyusi circle, and ngayon ko lang na-notice yung signs ng bike lane. naalala kita and i was glad na we have those in here pala..=)