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How hilly, snowy and bike-friendly is your route? Try it out on a weekend when there's no pressure to get to work or worry about smelling sweaty. In terms of distance, 17km each way is fine, you'll be able to do it but it may feel long if you're inexperienced.
Bring a towel, water and a change of clothes.
I think its very doable.
But some factors can make it harder (do you need to bring stuff with you? Is it hilly? Is it cold? Is the bike infrastructure alright? How heavy your bike is? Etc)
17km/h is a fairly relaxed pace, so you'd get to work in about an hour or less.
The question is, what is your infrastructure like? Do you have bike paths, bike lanes, snow clearing, etc. ?
You mention that you haven't biked to work, but do you regularly bike? If you're just new to cycling, then you'll probably need to build up your fitness to ride 17km without feeling like you rode 170km. But if you're an experienced cyclist who wants to bike to work, then it really shouldn't be much of a problem.
17km per trip
Eminently doable.