Let’s start off with I had no intentions of riding in this weather. If you’re a commuter and ride a motorcycle every work day of the year you will at times get caught in weather and road conditions that are not ideal.

I have never seen a sun and cloud formation like this before. I could see something falling from the sky but couldn’t tell if it was rain, snow or hail. In hndsight I should have known it wasn’t rain, there were remanence of ice on the road and top of the hill.

At this point I should also have decided if I wanted to ride that direction home or figure out an alternative route. At my current location it would mean possible an additional 30 mile detour.

If I were to be in this situation again my thought process would be to avoid the snow, hail and slush road conditions at all cost. Find another route home or wait it out somewhere nice and warm.