I couldn't stand it anymore and the temp was above zero so I took the bike down the driveway a couple of times. That wasn't doing it for me so I went to the snowmobile trails.
The bike got better traction than I thought it would in snow. Didn't go all that far, maybe a mile, would have been hours of shoveling if I got off the trail! I found the bike would float nicely on top of the snow in 2nd gear as long as you were easy on the throttle.
Also found a 100'X3' wide stretch of gravel on the way to the trail.
I think I am really gonna like this bike.