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Skiing in the cold.

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NinetyFour
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Just curious, but we all ski in different places. Me if you haven't taken a hint, ski in Manitoba (It's all I got and it kinda sucks. It's the crap the east coast guys laugh at) We don't have nothing to big or too exciting here, but we do have alot of cold, and it friggen suck. An average ski day is about -15 Celsius, and the weather is usually a dick and it seems to more often than not drop down to -25 to -30. The coldest I'll ski in is about -25. I'd keep going, but beyond that, bandannas, bellaclavas or whatever just frost up and stick to your face, and my fingers start to hurt like hell. So reply to this with where you ski, average cold, and coldest you can ski in, make sure to say if your using Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Oct 5 2011 10:39PM
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come_at_me_bro
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Ya I skied in -40F in colorado last season, it fucking sucked. thats when your shit stops working right, its not even worth it
Oct 5 2011 10:41PM
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ryanilliams
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Hmmm.. well i guess the coldest ive skied in is about -15 maybe! I live as far west coast of BC Canada as you can get... its not as cold as -25 but its a reaaly wet cold !
Oct 5 2011 10:41PM
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rareison
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I feel ya bro, I'm in Sask.
Oct 5 2011 10:42PM
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DGski
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no.
skiing in the cold is great fun
Oct 5 2011 10:42PM
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BlakeG
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the coldest ive skied is -37 C but there was very little wind was good and that was in the prairies
Oct 5 2011 10:43PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Well, I think that 10-15 degrees F is the best weather for snow production and everyday shredding. The coldest I have shredded though (here in Bozeman, Montana) is -40 F. I looked at the thermometer, and thought I have to do just one run.

Got to the bottom, had frost bite on the tip of my nose (with 2 merino face coverings). Perhaps the most painfully epic experience of my life.
Oct 5 2011 10:43PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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id rather it be too cold than too hot
Oct 5 2011 10:44PM
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NinetyFour
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Oh gnarly man, have you made it up to asessippi over at russel? For our standards, their park is pretty damn sweet.
Oct 5 2011 10:45PM
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BlakeG
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DO U SKI AT SPRING HILL?
Oct 5 2011 10:52PM
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Caspaaa
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apparently I shredded waterville when it was -50 f with windchill... but i'd say that -10 f is the coldest i'll go skiing in

10-30 is ideal winter conditions and mostly what i ski in, 40 is perfect spring skiing
Oct 5 2011 10:52PM
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rareison
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Yup, at least 4 times a season. Ever headed out to Mission?
Oct 5 2011 10:52PM
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send_it
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-20F at Breck, i was on the T-bar my and my nose got frostbite but its was a good experience.
Oct 5 2011 10:59PM
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NinetyFour
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This is messed up, I never thought i'd find a bunch of prairie guys on here. Never made it to either, but I should really consider spring hill if its outside of Winnipeg. Two hour driver to Russel, same with Winnipeg, so why not, trans Canada is nicer to drive on too.
Oct 5 2011 11:02PM
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rareison
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Meh I'm like the only one pretty much, other than the dudes in my friends list.
Oct 5 2011 11:04PM
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timmmay528
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the coldest ive ever skied in was -16 f. but i ski in tahoe so it doesnt get very cold.
Oct 5 2011 11:13PM
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rareison
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Coldest for me was like -35 Celsius.
Oct 5 2011 11:16PM
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b-ladd
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-30F. It was cold.
Oct 5 2011 11:21PM
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Peter.
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braving the cold usually turns out to be a good decision, at least in NY. cold temps = less people on the mountain = shorter lift lines
Oct 5 2011 11:22PM
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rareison
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But extremely uncomfortable, no motivation to try stuff, and sometimes pain.
Oct 5 2011 11:23PM
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zahava
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gotta love -50C at tremblant.
Oct 5 2011 11:27PM
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POWDER.RANGER
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coldest ive skiied is -22c without wind chill. the flab underneath my chin got frozen solid and took half an hour to unthaw. FUN!!!
Oct 5 2011 11:27PM
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Ben.
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I don't even go if its below about -15F. Theres not really much point at that point, its not even fun, just dangerous.
Oct 5 2011 11:30PM
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Fucktown
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Skiied -10*F a few days ... only brought pipe gloves lol, had to go in every fun runs to warm up in the lodge. Was kind of nice because there was noone there *shitty weather on a weekday*
Oct 5 2011 11:36PM
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cheener12
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0 F in Sun Valley. Not that much compared to what you guys have skiied in.
Oct 6 2011 12:01AM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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skiing is the cold is still skiing, so it's fun, you just need to go in more often, and when you do, the hot chocolate taste better than at any other time
Oct 6 2011 12:04AM
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forrest-cole
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Ya i try not to ski if it's colder then -30f, unless it's ultra blower.






But seriously, long johns, good layering, ditch the bandannas and put on a warm neck gator!
Oct 6 2011 12:13AM
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skiP.E.I.
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-35 C with wind chill on PEI. Night skiing. The whole hill was ice. I wore a thick hoodie, baselayer, Helly Hansen construction Jacket which was like 3 inches thick with a high collar, sweatpants under my snowpants, wool socks, snowmobile mitts and a wool scarf. I was relatively warm for about 2 hours.
Oct 6 2011 12:17AM
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openmindportrait
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-24F in Whistler that wasn't too bad i had a bdog suit with a hoodie and a insulated softshell and i was fine but my bandana kept freezing and that was annoying
Oct 6 2011 12:26AM
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JHendrix
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I usually don't do park if its below 5 degrees....idk it just hurts too much if I fall :(
Oct 6 2011 12:49AM
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flatland
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Yup, theres a couple of us sask folk on here. I've been out south of 50C, if you haven't, you're not missing much.
Oct 6 2011 12:54AM
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PartyHon
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-20 with windchill at schweitzer. considering i have no feeling in all my fingers anymore due to frostbite and i was pretty bundled up so wasn't too bad
Oct 6 2011 1:00AM
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.jon
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skiing in the cold sounds almost as absurd as swimming in the wet


but for real, i'll go as long as the resort is open. they'll usually close down if it truly is too cold. if you layer up and keep moving, the super cold days can be the best because it usually means open skies (...sun) and minimal crowds. the coldest i've skied in was -40 with windchill and i still managed to break a sweat, granted that park riding with towrope access is a hell of a workout
Oct 6 2011 1:15AM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Ya I was skiing during that cold streak too. I loved it leaset crowded day at Breck every. It was bluebird sunny and about -30F
Oct 6 2011 1:30AM
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DUKES
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last season at keystone it was -28 F and my bases were so dry
Oct 6 2011 1:37AM
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gnaRWal
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unless its sunny, you probably shouldn't ski
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Oct 6 2011 1:53AM
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Newschool_Pope
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-30 celcius at Saas Fee Glacier 2 winters ago. my gloves got frozen to my poles. Boots felt stiff as fuck. i did not like it much. -5 °c in winter is the best
Oct 6 2011 3:12AM
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ILLinoisance
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Skied in -15*F, that was brutal.

Snowmobiled in -38*F wearing an open face motocross helmet and goggles ripping down lakes at 100mph creating near -80*F wind chills on the exposed areas of my face. Frostbite sucks.
Oct 6 2011 3:26AM
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DGski
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holy crap i remember like 3 years ago i got to go for to tremblant for the first time (havent been able to go since) and we got up at like 8 in the morning and went for first tracks and it was so fricken cold. after every one you had to go into the lodge aha
Oct 6 2011 4:15PM
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PhaedeD
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i just stay inside and smoke weed all day when its that cold fuck all dat jazz
Oct 6 2011 4:20PM
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JWoods
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With windchill I've skied down to -20F
Oct 6 2011 4:28PM
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Chompo.
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skied in like -25ºf at vail
Oct 6 2011 4:42PM
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oil.
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dropping groomers in -30F is one of the craziest feelings ever. you just tell yourself its just a little cold and your ok
Oct 6 2011 5:22PM
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Crehm
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One thing that has to be remembered here is that -30F in summit county is going to feel warmer than -30 at sea level, because the air is thinner at elevation.

I woke up one morning from the arapahoe in (across the street from keystone) walked outside and it was cold, told my dad hmm 10 degrees maybe?? got in the car and the thermometer read -15.

That said the coldest i have skied in Michigan was -8 degrees at night it was cold as hell!!!!
Oct 6 2011 5:30PM
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Powder*Hound
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I skied in -50F windchill last year in Colorado. It was terrible. You could only do about 2 runs before having to go in and thaw out whatever you were using to cover your face. Everything instantly froze when you went back outside. It also sucked because it was so cold that all of our skis were sticking to the snow and you basically had to push yourself down the mountain.
Oct 6 2011 5:45PM
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TheClap.
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not even fun at that point
Oct 6 2011 5:50PM
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LAME.
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Been there, done that.
Oct 6 2011 6:15PM
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.squirrely.
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night skiing can get pretty damn cold i dont know the exact temperature but ive probably skied in -15 F
Oct 6 2011 6:21PM
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tbayjibber
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Yup skiing in NW Ontario regular -20 pretty sweet....
Oct 6 2011 6:41PM
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k-fred
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shut up you die at -50

or maybe not, but tremblant never been around -50

Oct 6 2011 6:57PM
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intifada
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fuck i wont even go skiing if its close to 0
Oct 6 2011 7:13PM
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