Our first snow of the year came sort of late, with only 4+ inches falling on Boston all day Saturday until around midnight. I drove out to Houde's Tree Farm in Marlborough during the snowfall to cut a Christmas tree, finding that the roads were pretty clear. I shovelled my couple hundred feet of sidewalk late Saturday night, after just about all of the snow had fallen, and got my winter bike with studded tires out for the trip to church on Sunday morning. I ended up covering a lot of ground Sunday afternoon, biking to MIT and back on several trails to celebrate the birthday of MIT's first female graduate, who was born in 1842. Monday morning, I tried a few more paths, and they were all clear, maybe a first!

Please send updates and reports on the conditions of other paths in Massachusetts to Jessica Mink.

Arnold Arboretum 1.5 miles of park roads which are mostly closed to automobile traffic with no intersections Boston Parks and Harvard University	The road from the main entrance to the Forest Hills entrance was bare pavement on Sunday afternoon, but you had to bike through refreezing snow to get out of the Forest Hills gate.
Blackwell Footpath A half-mile gravel path connecting the Forest Hills MBTA station and the South St. Arboretum entrance Boston Parks and Harvard University	It didn't look plowed when I biked by on Washington St. and can be pretty icy.
Roslindale Bike Lanes Two miles of bike lanes on both sides of Washington St. from Forest Hills to Roslindale Square and to West Roxbury on Belgrade Ave. and buffered and wide bike lanes along American Legion Highway Boston Public Works Department	The Belgrade Ave. and Washington St. bike lanes were pretty clear, though they need repainting pretty badly in a lot of places.
Centre St. and VFW Parkway Bike Lanes DCR, plowed by MassDOT	Not checked but probably partly clear.
Arborway Bike Lanes Bike lanes through Forest Hills Department of Conservation and Recreation	The two-way cycle track which is complete along the Arborway west from South St. was still totally unplowed on Monday morning, but the sidewalk was clear, so I rode on it.
Arborway sidewalks 1 mile of wide paved shoulder which is unmarked but usually clear of parked cars during rush hour Department of Conservation and Recreation and Boston Parks	The sidewalk was pretty clear from the end of the cycle track west to Murray Circle and north from there to Kelly Circle.
Morton St. Buffered Bike Lanes Cemetery Rd. to Harvard St. MassDOT	Not checked.
Franklin Park Roads Much of the park loop road is closed to motorized traffic and there are bike lanes on the main road. Boston Parks and Public Works Departments	Not checked yet.
Centre/South Bike Lanes A mile of bike lanes through the heart of Jamaica Plain from Jackson Square and the Southwest Corridor to Forest Hills Boston Public Works Department	Not checked
Jamaicaway Bikepath 1.5 miles of mostly bike/ped-separated paths paralleling a busy 4-lane parkway; two intersections with traffic lights Boston Parks Deparment	Bare pavement by Sunday afternoon, except where snow had fallen from trees. There were wet places which might have frozen to black ice last night. snow was too heavy to drift, so all you have to worry about is ice in shaded or
Prince St. A future contraflow lane around high-speed Parkman Drive which feeds into the Perkin St. bike lanes Boston DPW	Not checked yet, but probably very clear.
Perkins St. Bike Lanes 1.5 miles of mostly bike/ped-separated paths paralleling a busy 4-lane parkway; two intersections with traffic lights Department of Conservation and Recreation	Narrowed to half of full width, but pretty usable.
Olmsted Park Paths 3/4-mile of mostly bike/ped-separated paths built over Riverdale Road, across Leverett Pond from the Jamaicaway. Brookline Park Department	Bare pavement except under trees where snow fell on the trail after it was plowed.
Brookline Ave. Path Mixed-use path from Riverway ramp to Riverway intersection Brookline Park Department	Mostly clear pavement by Monday morning.
Parkway and Netherlands Rd. Contraflow bike lanes Two one-block contra-flow lanes plus and contraflow cycle track Brookline Park Department and DPW	The bike lanes were pretty clear, with Parkway plowed to the curb by Sunday afternoon, but the cycle track remained totally unplowed.
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW	Clear by Sunday aftenoon.
Brookline Ave. Bike Lanes From Longwood Ave. to Park Drive Boston Transportation Department	Not checked yet.
Boston Bike Lanes Boston Transportation Department	Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lanes Fairly clear, at least around the B.U. Bridge. N. Harvard St. bike lanes Not checked yet. Harvard Ave. bike lanes Not checked yet.
Brookline Bike Lanes Town of Brookline	Essex St. and Ivy St. contraflow lanes were pretty clear.
B. U. Bridge Bike Lanes Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By MassDoT	Two-thirds clear
B. U. Bridge west sidewalk Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department or B.U.	Totally clear by Monday morning
Harvard (Mass. Ave.) Bridge bike lanes Cambridge to Boston Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department	Not checked yet.
Longfellow Bridge bike lane Cambridge to Boston Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department	Bruce Kulik reported Monday evening: Mostly clear. Wet. 6" of snow directly adjacent to curb.
Charles River Bikepaths Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	The Cambridge side was been plowed to bare pavement between the BU Bridge and Mass. Ave. on Sunday afternoon, but the sidewalk was not touched. Upstream, between the BU Bridge and Hawthorn St. on Monday, the path was almost all cleared to bare pavement, except in a couple of shady, icy plaes
J.F.K. Park Wide, shared bike-ped path from river to Harvard Square Department of Conservation and Recreation	Should be bare, but I haven't ridden it.
Western Ave. Cycletrack Cambridge Cambridge DPW	Not checked.
Lincoln St. to Cambridge St. MassPike Bridge Bike/Ped connection from Harvard Square to Allston's Harvard Ave. district via Franklin St. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority	Not checked yet, but probably clear
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	Clear by Monday morning except at some crosswalks.
South Bay Harbor Trail Bike/Ped path from the Federal Court House up Fort Point Channel to the Southwest Corridor City of Boston	Not checked yet.
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Beacon St. Cycle Track Parking-separated path from Park St. to Oxford St. City of Somerville	Bruce Kulik reported Monday at 6.45 pm: Cleared. Some melt run-off. Aprons rough and chewed up at street crossings.
Somerville Community Path Wide rail trail from Davis Square to Cedar St. City of Somerville	Not checked yet
Mystic River Paths A variety of paths in East Somerville and Malden Mostly DCR	Not checked yet.
Red Line Linear Park Path Alewife MBTA station to Davis Square over Red Line City of Cambridge City of Somerville	David Merfeld reported on Monday afternoon that it was clear from Alewife to Davis Square.
Danehy Park Paths City of Cambridge	Not checked yet, but probably fairly clear.
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	Mass. Ave., Mt Auburn St., and Sydney St. bike lanes were clear Monday night. Bruce Kulik reported Monday afternoon that Hampshire Street inbound bike lane was mostly clear with areas of melt run-off and 6" of snow directly adjacent to parked cars, and that the Broadway inbound bike lane was clear, but wet.
Vassar St. Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Main St. to Memorial Drive (almost) City of Cambridge	Clear by Sunday afternoon, but bike lanes at ends not fully clear.
Brattle St. Cycle Track Parking-buffered bike lanes between Brattle Square and Mason St. City of Cambridge	Clear on Monday night.
Green St./Franklin St. Bicycle Boulevard Narrow one-way streets parallel to Mass. Ave. from Central Square to Harvard Square/I> City of Cambridge	Not checked yet.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	Not checked yet.
Alewife Brook Trail DCR	Boardwalk sections aren't plowed. No report on the rest.
Fitchburg Cutoff Trail DCR	Edward Sanderson reported that on Monday it was plowed with some icy spots.
Concord Ave. Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Belmont to Fresh Pond Parkway City of Cambridge	David Merfeld reported Tuesday morning that it was clear.
Alewife Parkway Bridge Sidewalk Connection from Minuteman Bikepath to Fresh Pond and beyond Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Minuteman "Commuter Bikeway" Towns of Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford	Brian Ristuccia Monday evening reported: Minuteman Bikeway in Arlington plowed, some ice. Snow piles at minor intersections and inbound to bike box at Mass Ave. David Merfeld reported Monday afternoon that it was clear from Lake St. to Alewife.
Watertown Bike Path Town of Watertown	Yuriy Kozlov on Facebook: Not plowed and icy on Monday morning.
Upper Charles Reservation Watertown, Newton, Waltham 4+ miles of paved and unpaved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet
Newton Bike Lanes City of Newton	David Merfeld reports that as of Monday night, Beacon Street and Commonwealth Ave bikelanes were clear.
Medford Bike Lanes Town of Medford	Bruce Kulik reported Monday evening: Boston Avenue inbound bike lane is mostly clear with areas of melt run-off, with 12-18" of snow directly adjacent to parked cars.
Revere Beach Reservation Revere Shared use paths (or very wide sidewalks) Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Northern Strand Community Trail Everett and Malden Shared use path Everett and Malden DPW	Steve Leibman reported on Monday at 7:00: Plowed in Malden (but with thin icy patches in places); some packed snow on a 1/4 mile stretch in Malden south of Medford Street to the Everett border. Plowed and salted in Everett.
Stony Brook Reservation Hyde Park 4+ miles of paved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	These paths aren't plowed because they get relatively little transportation use and because they are used by cross-country skiers like me. There are marked narrow bike lanes on Enneking Parkway through the reservation which are probably clear. After this snowfall, the paths should be pretty bikable, though there will be ice.
Former Metropolitan State Hospital Belmont, Waltham paved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Assabet River Rail Trail Hudson and Marlborough, so far Town of Hudson, City of Marlborough (so far)	It was snow-covered in Marlborough on Saturday, but the snow was still falling, and it might have been plowed since then.
Northampton Bikeway East-west across the City of Northampton City of Northampton	Craig Della Penna, who lives next to the path, has reported that it is the intention of the DPW to make it passable ASAP after a storm. If the storm is significant, then they plow it repeatedly --sometimes 10-12 times during the course of the storm to ensure its usability.
Norwottuck Rail Trail Northampton to Amherst Department of Conservation and Recreation	No report.