Quote Originally Posted by SalsaMTB
I think it was actually more in the cleat. I would step down on the ground or walk a hill and they would get really tightly packed with snow/ice. It would take a while to get it all out before I could clip in. My husband didn't have too hard of a time with it but I would say like 60% of the ride I only had one foot clipped in.

It's defintely worth trying out. Just be ready to work hard on a once easy trail! I hadn't gone for a ride for about 3 or 4 weeks because of fractured ribs so maybe some of my conditioning was lost too.
Maybe try using some grease on your cleats next time to keep the snow from sticking. I think that's what people do to shod horses hooves in the winter to keep them from balling up with snow. Another option is to just pick up some cheap flat pedals for snow rides. That's what I do - we get fairly wet snow up here and it packs into things SO easily!