The author who wrote the bit in the OOW is a native of Rapid City, SD.
I can imagine that he has tried this out and it will work. I personally
wouldn't do this just to ride in the winter. When I was a student at
the U of MN, I rode my uni year round to class ~1 mile. I found that
I just had to ride slower, and make fewer quick turns/stops/starts
when there was snow/ice.
My absolute worst fall in the winter occurred when I was riding home
late after a night class. Simultaneously, my shoelace got caught
in my crank, I tried to turn a corner, and I hit this wonderful patch
of ice. The only thing hurt was my pride, but luckily no-one was
around to see my wipeout!
I wouldn't stop your winter unicycling, but just bundle up more (to
pad the falls), and go slower.
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