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The ideal temperature to go skiing

BenedictGomez

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24 to 34 degrees, no wind, blue skies, and of course it just stopped snowing at about 6am with a freshly deposited 6" or 12" (or more).
 

Warp Daddy

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As long as windchill is reasonable , temps dont bothe rme , i have al the right gear for damn near ANY temp. BUT WINDCHILL CAN B A BITCH,
 

abc

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I would go with
1. 20's and powder
2. 40's and corn
3. cold
1 and 2

I mean, anything between -20 and 60 could be good skiing as long as there's snow in decent conditions. But to be IDEAL, those are the best temperature to enjoy powder and corn harvest.
 

SIKSKIER

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Depends on the month.I hate seeing 50's like last week in January.The snow is just starting to get good and bam!The reverse is true in April.I don't want to see 20 degrees and winter like on the last few weekends.
 

jrmagic

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Between -25 and 80.

LOL I've convered that temperature range within the last 3 years:-D Gimme spring skiing in spring and I will be happy. during the winter I prefer long sustaioned periods of cold to keep the snow soft. If it gets too cold, that's what layers are for and warm up breaks.
 

MadMadWorld

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Leominster, MA
It all depends on the temperature from the previous day(s). Take today for example, snow and weather in the high 20s should be a great day of skiing but because of the thaw it's basically dust on crust.
 

tt431

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My perfect day would be sunny, 32 degrees snow and my body temperature an even 98.6. Other than that, I don't really care about the air temperature.
:snow:
 
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