Coldest you've ever been?
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John18_6
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13406062:AnGaper said:
Last season -20F was like the norm in Minnesota (same with a lot of midwest/eastern Canada too). Anything above zero was considered a heatwave. Thanks polar vortex, thanks Obama. Skied in -30ish shirtless #toss4tom. Theres a small town nearby Giants Ridge (film location for toss4tom) called Embarrass that's gotten below -60F.
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/676642.0/Toss4Tom-Ep-1--The-Frozen-Nipples[/video]
~Gotama~
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East coasters: remember that day this February when it was -50f for a weekend? I was up in the bottom of Tuck's skiing the little headwall in 60mph winds. A really thick layer of skin on two of my left toes turned brown, blistered, and fell off a couple weeks later. It was pretty chill.
I actually start getting pretty stoked in extreme conditions like that. Another time last year I was skiing the snowfields on Algonquin and as we approached the summit winds picked up to near 90mph, according to some guy we saw on our way up. Some of the guys in our group were getting freaked out and wanted to go back, but I was like fuck it, I feel badass! Wind doesn't kill you and it's pretty awesome to experience weather like that.
I actually start getting pretty stoked in extreme conditions like that. Another time last year I was skiing the snowfields on Algonquin and as we approached the summit winds picked up to near 90mph, according to some guy we saw on our way up. Some of the guys in our group were getting freaked out and wanted to go back, but I was like fuck it, I feel badass! Wind doesn't kill you and it's pretty awesome to experience weather like that.
JGWI
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About 3 years ago me and my cousin were up hunting south of Int Falls. It was like -10 out and we had spent the entire evening freezing our asses off while leaning against a tree and playing I spy (We're not very good hunters). At around 6:00ish it started to get dark too dark to see so we walked our way back to my 4 wheeler and to my surprise it didn't start. Wouldn't be a huge if we were at our normal spot, but instead we decided to go back to this recently slashed woods that was a good 5 1/2 miles from our shack. Keep in mind these are big ass woods. So we ended up walking the first couple miles to the main trail. At that point it was like 7:30 and we were both shivering. Someone finally got concerned enough about us to come to our rescue. We always carry of Walkie with us now.
toastyteenagers
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oh my ive been blessed with nice west cosay weather
I say 15-20 on a powder day.
I say 15-20 on a powder day.
Was on a winter camping ski trip two winters ago. Kept checking the weather the week before and it kept getting colder -25C, -28C, -30C for lows. Decided to give it a go anyways. Got the truck stuck on the way to the loading zone, so we never got to the camping location till 3pm. Built a snow shelter and hunkered down for 4 days. Checked the historical weather after, it was -33C in the evening in the town of Blue River which is in the valley. we were about 100 meters below the treeline.
I honestly wasn't too bad in the evening because I had a -40C sleeping bag, my buddies though, fuck
I honestly wasn't too bad in the evening because I had a -40C sleeping bag, my buddies though, fuck
mseward
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one time i had the brilliant idea of cliffjumping into the north atlantic in december, thats probably the coldest ive ever been, but i was able to get out of the water and changed really fast.
Other than that , a couple of years ago i was racing a j24 just offshore in november and we broached going downwind when some crazy 35-40knot gusts came through, which really sucked alot beacuse i was on mast and there is basically nothing to hold onto so i went right into the water. was actually pretty scary because the waves were like 10-15 feet so luckily i had a pfd on and was able to hold onto a line and get back to the boat. was fucking COLD and i had to race the rest of the day until we got back, very wet underneath my splash gear.
for those of you who have no clue what i am talking about. skip to 0:45 and watch what happens to the guy in the front. Just imagine november, more waves, and more wind.
Other than that , a couple of years ago i was racing a j24 just offshore in november and we broached going downwind when some crazy 35-40knot gusts came through, which really sucked alot beacuse i was on mast and there is basically nothing to hold onto so i went right into the water. was actually pretty scary because the waves were like 10-15 feet so luckily i had a pfd on and was able to hold onto a line and get back to the boat. was fucking COLD and i had to race the rest of the day until we got back, very wet underneath my splash gear.
for those of you who have no clue what i am talking about. skip to 0:45 and watch what happens to the guy in the front. Just imagine november, more waves, and more wind.
13407181:mseward said:
actually i take back my previous statement, the coldest i have been was not at sugarloaf. sailing dingies takes the cake. I remember chester NS being pretty cold, colder than the bedford basin at least. but sailing in maine where there is no effect from the gulf stream...fuck that water is cold
13406038:Fred_Bear said:
Queefing for emphasis
Also, Mt Jore 06. Negative 65 windchill, actual temp was negative 30-35 I think. Shit was nuts. In the minute or two between getting out of the gondola and getting to the midlodge not far below I got frostbite on my nose. Just kicked inside byt the fire and ate free food all day after I opened the parks. Wasn't like anyone was riding anyway
steezburgereddie
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-54 no windchill
corona
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It's weird how temperature is probably the most exaggerated measurements. I had a great time going through this thread and comparing the numbers people post to the record all-time lows measured in the areas they come from and about 1/2 of them are exaggerated beyond record lows set in 1881 or other years long ago.
John18_6
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13408916:VinnieF said:
It's because the colder you've been, the more manly you are. You can show that you don't need the warmth of a building. This is also the very same reason why rappers refer to themselves as being "cold". Contrary to popular belief, Ice Cube is not the coldest rapper out there, he's only 32F. Dry Ice is the coldest rapper at a stunning -109F! http://www.reverbnation.com/dryiceisthetruth
last_tango
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-50F air temp with 100mph winds. The lift shack at the time I was sitting in got hit with a bastard of a wind gust and blew out my window. I ended up getting frostbite on both pinky toes for the third time and I don't feel them anymore.
