In reply to mack:
I'm back! Well that was awesome fun. The roads were nice and clear (only prob there were the idiots driving like they were on a race course). The hills were full of snow YAY. Parked up with no problems (luckily there was one space). Some plonker in a beemer nearly reversed into me when I left, he didn't look, just reversed. Anyhoo, the walk was fantastic, Spikes and walking poles made it so much easier on the upper slopes where there was an abundance of ice, and many folks were very envious of my spikes as they tenderly eased their way up and down the hill.