Hello fellow fa/n/atics : ^ ) I recently moved to Alaska from a place that doesn't snow. I'd like to be able to bike year long, and I'm wondering if I need to get a 'fat bike' to be able to do that or if I can work with what I got.

I have a steel roadbike with disc brakes and a 29er with a coaster brake. Riding with a coaster brake sounds sketchy in the snow and the ice but I imagine studded tires would help some. I'd be looking to use the trails around where I live as opposed to the road so I don't die.

Can anybody who rides in the winter where it snows offer any input? And are there just some things you can't bike (like freshly fallen snow)?