Riding to the Italian alps in March

[marc]

A friend of mine is getting married in a ski resort in italy in March and I was thinking about shooting down from the UK for a couple of days for the wedding.

Has anybody ever ridden through the Alps in the ski season or am i being a complete muppet?

[boboneleg]

Hi,

I suppose it could be done as long as you stick to the main roads. All the Cols and passes will be closed at that time of year, I have driven through the Alps in April (in a car) and there was still a fair bit of snow around.

cheers, Bob.

[marc]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply. I have driven to the Alps in the ski season in a car a couple of times. Most of the main roads are clear, the roads going up to the resort can be snowy/icy but they're pretty good at keeping the roads clear but they're used to those kind of weather conditions.

I was just wondering if anybody had done it on an @ and what they experienced. I've only had my @ for a month now so was really wondering if this is the sort of thing you'd do on it?

Cheers, Marc

[Eyetee]

I've seen trial bikes in ski resorts with snow and ice on the ground they all had knobbly type tyres on, dare say a chain kit for the rear wheel is possible.