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-15 F and wind
Is it crazy to race at -15 F and 10 mph winds? I've raced at -5 to -7F
with some wind, and that was pretty awful. I remember missing a hand up and having the liquid on my arm freeze. I couldn't figure out why my arm was tight. On a long downhill, the sweat on my back froze. My main concern is dressing warm enough but not too much so you sweat to death. But other concerns are if any equipment breaks and drying out the lungs. At these temps, you have about 3 min of inactivity before the body chills pretty seriously. Jay |
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-15 F and wind
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out the lungs. wear a face mask or a thick scarf across your mouth. Also, see the ongoing asthma discussion. You will probably win the race at any rate. Either because you will destroy everyone, or nobody will show up |
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-15 F and wind
On Feb 8, 6:53 pm, Jay W wrote:
Is it crazy to race at -15 F and 10 mph winds? Isn't this traditional Keskinada weather? -Mitch |
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-15 F and wind
On Feb 8, 3:53*pm, Jay W wrote:
Is it crazy to race at -15 F and 10 mph winds? I've raced at -5 to -7F with some wind, and that was pretty awful. I remember missing a hand up and having the liquid on my arm freeze. I couldn't figure out why my arm was tight. On a long downhill, the sweat on my back froze. My main concern is dressing warm enough but not too much so you sweat to death. But other concerns are if any equipment breaks and drying out the lungs. At these temps, you have about 3 min of inactivity before the body chills pretty seriously. Jay The Canadian Berkie website reports that this weekends race is cancled because of weather. It sounds like part of the concern is the race volunteers and spectators standing around in the cold. Those folks are subjected to more than 3 min of inactivity. http://www.canadianbirkie.com/ Edgar |
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-15 F and wind
I have never skied in temps this cold. As I sit in my hotel in Mora,
I am wondering exactly what to wear tomorrow? Looking for advice... Thanks, dave |
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On Feb 9, 5:31*pm, dware wrote:
I have never skied in temps this cold. *As I sit in my hotel in Mora, I am wondering exactly what to wear tomorrow? *Looking for advice... Yeah, no ****. I'm basically going to go with 2.5 extra layers (double up polypro and a vest, extra layer on the legs) plus face coverings including googles. Is that the right dress? Hah, who knows. My wife picked up a "duster" at the local Good Will. I may ski in that until the first food stop. (Grin, damn that'd be funny, and the volunteers would probably use it.) I keep looking for a cancellation. If I show, it's mainly for points. Jay |
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-15 F and wind
It's not as cold as that here today but getting close. I had a great
1.5 hours ski at ZERO F and 20mph wind. The only thing I noticed was wind burning the cheeks, so I smeared vaseline on them and that helped for a half hour then they stung a bit again. It seemed like the skiing motor kept me as warm as ever. I skied with just an extra dense-fleece vest. I had longjohns on under my usual insulated/thick pants---but I don't think I needed them. I used my usual mid-weight gloves at first---fingers wouldn't warm up. I switched to heavy gloves and got warm after 20 minutes. Then switched back to midweights and they were fine the rest of the time. I stopped and rewaxed without gloves a couple times. Probably 3 minutes stopping would've been max but they were fine for brief stop. My conclusion was that except for wind on skin that the body motor kept things almost the same as always. One thin layer extra was all I needed. Oh, I did start out with heavier outer layer but that got too hot after 20 minutes---unbuttoned, then discarded after 40 minutes. I was a bit cool at first due to SWEAT moisture under the dang heavy top but that mellowed out. Same double socks for touring as always. No overboot. Maybe for ZERO one just wants to warm up well with whatever extra layers you like then do the event with an extra layer and skin protection? That's what I'd suggest. But for FIFTEEN BELOW? YIKES! Still, I see so many folks at the start of "cooler" events---even like 10F---looking like eskimo mummies. Seems like overkill. It reminds me of how on the DALMAC Michigan bike tour in summer at 70F you can see riders with longsleeves and tights on. I would be roasting. It's not like they're oriented to hot and I'm oriented to cold. I don't mind 95F either. I don't know what kind of body themostats all these folks have---something seems skewed. --JP |
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-15 F and wind
It was -24C (-11F) with a -40C (-40F) windchill at the Manitoba
Provincial Championships in Winnipeg on Saturday. We survived, although some of the volunteers suffered. http://tinyurl.com/2xq9d9 http://www.ccski.mb.ca/rr_2008_Provi...mpionships.htm Kevin Miller Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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-15 F and wind
Well, it wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be. We were with the
wind, and that made all the difference. I got a little spot of frost- bite on my neck, but that's about it. By looking at the pictures, I'm sure some had problems. (I saw one guy without face protection or glasses.) I didn't hear anyone bitch about the weather after the race or question running the race. It was just like a normal Mora. Jay |
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