Share[<a href="//storify.com/theglobeandmail/boston-cyclists-dig-13-metre-tunnel-to-keep-bike-p" target="_blank">View the story "Boston cyclists dig 13-metre tunnel to keep bike path open for commuting" on Storify</a>]<h1>Boston cyclists dig 13-metre tunnel to keep bike path open for commuting</h1><h2>Commuting is a nightmare in Beantown but Ari Golderger isn’t letting snow stop him from riding his bike to work</h2><p>Storified by <a href="https://storify.com/theglobeandmail">The Globe and Mail</a>· Mon, Feb 23 2015 16:27:58 </p><div>Boston is suffering through the nastiest of winters, forcing many people into difficult commutes through tons of snow, but a determined Ari Goldberger is still riding his bike to work. However, he did run into a problem a few weeks ago.</div><div>When the 29-year-old guitar technician was biking home from work he encountered a five-metre mountain of snow likely pushed into the spot by plows. He climbed over the mountain with his bike and then went to a nearby transit station to complain. They passed the buck to the operators of the parking lot, who said it was the transit authority’s responsibility. Fearing he’d have to climb the mountain with his bike every day until the snow melted, he posted this picture to Facebook asking for help.</div><div>Mobile Uploads - Ari Drachenbart Goldberger | FacebookFacebook</div><div>“Get some friends together and tunnel through it, I’m in,” wrote Shadron Davis in the comments. “Bonus: natural beer chiller while we work.”</div><div>The following Monday, Goldberger, Davis and members of the Boston Bike Party began digging a tunnel. By Thursday the group had dug a 13-metre long tunnel that was high and wide enough for one person to bike through. </div><div>Profile Pictures - Ari Drachenbart Goldberger | FacebookAri Drachenbart Goldberger posted this photo on 2015-02-19. 32 likes. 5 comments. 2 shares.</div><div>Video footage of the Wellington T-Stop snow-tunnel! / cc @OnlyinBos, @universalhubbostonbikeparty</div><div>Riding bikes through giant snow tunnel in Boston - Feb, 2015fzy6TP9pc_36ZBYRi-eVhQ</div><div>Other cyclists went to the tunnel to film themselves riding through it. It was jokingly referred to as <a href="https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/TheBigDig/FactsFigures.aspx">Big Dig</a> II, but it cost $20 billion less.</div><div>Tourists! - Ari Drachenbart Goldberger | FacebookTourists!</div><div>But the tunnel didn’t last long. On Saturday, Goldberger discovered the tunnel had been knocked down and a large boulder of snow was blocking the entrance.</div><div>The tunnel has been knocked down, but... - Ari Drachenbart Goldberger | FacebookThe tunnel has been knocked down, but they've completely missed the point :facepalm:</div>Like us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramAdd us to your circlesSign up for our weekly newsletter.