Think you were cold skiing the last few cold snaps?Yikes this is cold!

[pcampbell]

I guess I'd take awesome snow in -10 over not great in +10F. Powder will get you moving and keep you warm! Been out there in there in the negatives this year. It is amazing how you adapt to this. It was 20F Sunday morning and we thought it might rain ha!

To me it's all about the equipment. My method is mercury mitts with glove liners. Also a balaclava, then hooded sweatshirt with a rather thin hood up under my helmet plus shell hood over the helmet. Goggles seem to stop fogging up once I get moving. Also not to hold onto the metal of my poles on the lift...! No iphone pics when it is so cold... even taking hands out for a second can be hard to warm back up.

 

[silver rider]

global warming HUH

 

[silver rider]

at those temps it doesn't matter, the only way to make it work is no wind and sun for me

 

[johnnyari]

I guess I'd take awesome snow in -10 over not great in +10F. Powder will get you moving and keep you warm! Been out there in there in the negatives this year. It is amazing how you adapt to this. It was 20F Sunday morning and we thought it might rain ha!

To me it's all about the equipment. My method is mercury mitts with glove liners. Also a balaclava, then hooded sweatshirt with a rather thin hood up under my helmet plus shell hood over the helmet. Goggles seem to stop fogging up once I get moving. Also not to hold onto the metal of my poles on the lift...! No iphone pics when it is so cold... even taking hands out for a second can be hard to warm back up.

What are mercury mitts? Clearly I have been missing out on something on cold days.

 

[pcampbell]

They are Black Diamond Mercury mittens. Seem to keep my hands warm and I tend to get pretty cold on the hands and feet.

http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/ski-gloves/mercury-mitt-BD801116_cfg.html

 

[steamboat1]

I guess I'd take awesome snow in -10 over not great in +10F.

I guess I meant all things being equal which would you chose?

 

[Savemeasammy]

10 above. The only reason I can think of for WANTING to ski -10 is for crowd control. 10 above will keep a lot of people away. The biggest consideration is wind. Much more of a factor than cold.


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[ScottySkis]

The cold air has to come from somewhere, we can thank Alaska for letting us borrow winter this year. This pattern is also responsible for the ever worsening drought in the West. Snowing in the Southeast and records highs in Alaska actually makes a ton of sense.

 

[pcampbell]

Same thing for me--only reason I could think -10 F is better is to keep the people without good mittens home

 

[Savemeasammy]

The cold air has to come from somewhere, we can thank Alaska for letting us borrow winter this year. This pattern is also responsible for the ever worsening drought in the West. Snowing in the Southeast and records highs in Alaska actually makes a ton of sense.

Scotty. Be honest. Did YOU write this?! I understood it on the first read



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