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When Is It Too Cold To Go Skiing?

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georgemihaly
Posts: 149 - Karma: 12
Call me a poon/puuze or whatever, but Im thinking about not going riding today as its -5 real, -30 windchill with 20mph winds today at the hill; when does the cold and wind just make it not fun to ride for you guys?/
Mar 8 2007 2:56PM
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snocompton
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 268
Ive skiied in -10 before with like a -20 windchill. If you had any exsposed skin, it immediatly started to get frost bite and just hurt so bad. Unless the conditions are the most epic youve ever skiied, dont do it if your not having fun.
Mar 8 2007 3:03PM
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hoodratz47
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-36 at keystone.... without windchill.. fuckin hands went nump and goggles froze to my head. had to go inside and sit with my hands by my ass for bout an hour while they came back to life.. and i tell you that shit fuckin hurts like no other.!
Mar 8 2007 3:06PM
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suckmyjagon
Posts: 142 - Karma: 22
I dealt with a -69 windchill at Stowe back in the day. Got frosbite with -40 though(tremblant).

If you live on the east coast, skiing just aint worth it when its that cold. Go inside and grab yourself a magic hat.
Mar 8 2007 3:15PM
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aidansheahan
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^yep, that day gave e a lung virus from like breathing
Mar 8 2007 3:16PM
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kzittle
Posts: 296 - Karma: 140
the last 3 days in vt = too cold
Mar 8 2007 3:16PM
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aidansheahan
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^i meant ^^
Mar 8 2007 3:16PM
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aidansheahan
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yes i got a lung virus from breathing that day
Mar 8 2007 3:17PM
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*DwC*
Posts: 1112 - Karma: 28
i have been out when it was so cold your skis wont move it sucked....
Mar 8 2007 3:27PM
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Bini.
Posts: 760 - Karma: 16
yep. i usually wont go below 5 degrees F. its just not fun when you cant move because you're so cold and everything starts to hurt.
Mar 8 2007 3:31PM
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railslayer
Posts: 259 - Karma: 41
if it's so cold it just sucks!
Mar 8 2007 3:35PM
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SIX
Posts: 4595 - Karma: 506
It's never too cold.
Mar 8 2007 3:36PM
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charmander
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meh ive almost skied in -60 after windchill but they wouldnt run the lifts
Mar 8 2007 3:49PM
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georgemihaly
Posts: 149 - Karma: 12
Ive gotten frost bite at trembs with -45 windchills after one run; so no skiing for me todayy
Mar 8 2007 4:01PM
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SmoKinSkier
Posts: 5501 - Karma: 20
Yea i ski in whatever im not goin to let the weather dictate when i go skiing although frigid ass temperatures do suck!!
Mar 8 2007 4:12PM
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-benedetto
Posts: 5238 - Karma: 1,359
its so icy you can't move and they shut lifts down...even happens in jersey
Mar 8 2007 4:22PM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
It´s actually never too cold to go shredding pow.
But it can be too cold to go jibbing.
Mar 8 2007 4:26PM
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meggers
Posts: 2094 - Karma: 70
i skied in -7 at loon thiws year real etmp...dont know what it was with windchill, but i only satyed out for like and hour and 1/2....i got too cold....but unless its like -10 i ussually try and see how long i can last! hehe. but as soon as im not having fun i stop.
Mar 8 2007 4:27PM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
i don't ski if its below 30 or above 40
Mar 8 2007 4:30PM
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Cam_Bell
Posts: 334 - Karma: 10
whoa. I think some people are talking celsius and some fahrenheit, cuz -7 is not cold at all.
Mar 8 2007 4:35PM
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freestyler540
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the only excuse is the lifts wont start because of the cold

Mar 8 2007 4:40PM
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powriderco
Posts: 41 - Karma: 10
Ive skied in -10 on the thermometer, and probably around -25 with the windchill.
Mar 8 2007 4:48PM
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sconnyFC
Posts: 2197 - Karma: 76
back in the day (circa '96 or '97) ~20 below w/ a 70 below windchill in WI. hells yeah, school was cancelled so we went skiing.
Mar 8 2007 4:55PM
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fireballin
Posts: 392 - Karma: 13
the worst i've skied in was about -10 with the windchill. it sucks and when it's that cold u don't even feel like ridding the park.
Mar 8 2007 5:01PM
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@iles
Posts: 250 - Karma: 12
what cold? it is like 60 here, good spring skiing though
Mar 8 2007 6:42PM
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bowlripper
Posts: 1232 - Karma: -26
never
Mar 8 2007 6:46PM
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617jibber
Posts: 2391 - Karma: 28
when the wind is blowin you up the mountain and its like 50 below with wind chill...thats when its too cold
Mar 8 2007 6:48PM
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jaylib
Posts: 4523 - Karma: 777
i hate skiing in the fucking cold
Mar 8 2007 6:50PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
bundle up and shred man!
Mar 8 2007 6:54PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Below minus 20 is too cold. I've raced in minus 23 in a catsuit before. Put duct tape over my nose to stop my breath from freezing.
Mar 8 2007 7:01PM
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*LINESKIER165
Posts: 70 - Karma: 10
unless shit starts to freeze off its never to cold for skiing
worst i ever skied was minus 35 lake louise
pretty intense
but also one of the best days i've ever had
blue bird super dry snow
it was exclent
Mar 8 2007 7:04PM
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artfullydodged
Posts: 8358 - Karma: 1,674
when you get all stiff and u can't ski right anyways
Mar 8 2007 7:13PM
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shoenice22
Posts: 646 - Karma: 11
just go ski until u get too cold but whatever ufeel like doing do it
Mar 8 2007 7:15PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
if its really cold on a powder day ill probly go out but if its like 0 or colder i probly wont be skiing park
Mar 8 2007 7:20PM
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AtomicTweaker
Posts: 2341 - Karma: 16
are we talking Celcius or farenheit
Mar 8 2007 7:20PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257

hehe....

Mar 8 2007 7:24PM
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K2skipunk
Posts: 2837 - Karma: 111
ive skiied in -13 w/o wind, and like -30 with wind, and i was on the chair lift, and it broke down, had to sit there for half an hour, i was like 10 yrs, and me and my dad had to cuddle to shelter eachother, it was rediculous.
Mar 8 2007 7:32PM
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LoLo913
Posts: 600 - Karma: 29

amen to that, i love getting blasted in the face with icey, cold wind, so much that your eyes water, and then freeze. ya us vermonters are hard core

supposed to be -16 tonight w/o wind chill

Mar 8 2007 7:50PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
-31C
Mar 8 2007 7:51PM
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paulbunyan
Posts: 3110 - Karma: 90
well in duluth mn danny kass came up it was -50 with windchill i went out just to see him... bad idea it was so could you would hit a small jump and knucle it or over shoot just to much it hurt like a bitch!!!! so i guess the moral is dont go skiing in -50 to meet snowboarders there gay anyway
Mar 8 2007 7:54PM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76
the other day i skied -29C.. -40C with windchill, alittle too cold
Mar 8 2007 8:13PM
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cobra_commander
Posts: 16909 - Karma: 4,687
shut your whining and layer u, you don't all ways have to where cotten.
Mar 8 2007 8:17PM
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Colt45er
Posts: 1650 - Karma: 336
ahaha when i was like 5 i skied the bunny hill at lake placid and it was -30 C
Mar 8 2007 8:17PM
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49566738265
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bundle up and keep your head warm. i haven't had a day too cold to ski yet, but one day this year it was -15 at keystone and i forgot my warm gloves. i wore pipe gloves and thought my hands were gonna fall off.
Mar 8 2007 8:18PM
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Fintendo
Posts: 846 - Karma: 15
You just gotta get a good layering system down, without much cotton. Merino is the best stuff for keeping warm.
Mar 8 2007 8:20PM
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Luckyscs
Posts: 518 - Karma: 11
Its crazy cold and very weird when your goggle straps spandex freeze and wont stretch anymore.
Mar 8 2007 8:22PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
ive skied -15 at stowe w out windchil
Mar 8 2007 8:32PM
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 96
i can usualy stand cold like -15 -20 but when the wind comes its jsut completly shit and not worth it
Mar 8 2007 8:43PM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
hmm, the coldest ive gotten a chance to ski in was about 0 and it wasnt that bad ( i live in downstate NY).
Mar 8 2007 8:45PM
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BigRodRiley
Posts: 1265 - Karma: 36
yea it can get pretty cold up on the lift, but if you dress smart with a good facemask i would say you are allset
Mar 8 2007 8:49PM
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