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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
I skied today with the temp at minus 12 (-12F). There was a 10mph wind
out of the northwest which is a killer at that temp. However, I skied a trail system on the east side of Saint Paul that is classic only and 95% in the woods. I think classic is the only way to go in temps that cold. I haven't shaved in a month so that helped. Plus, I put vaseline on my face and nose. Double poly pro, windbriefs, vest, headband, thick hat, warm bike jersey, warm bike jacket, warm-up tights and lobster mitts kept me warm. The coldest I've ever skied is -17F. What's the coldest temp you've ever skied in? Jay Tegeder "On the podium if the right people don't show up!" JT |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
"Jay Tegeder" wrote in message m... I skied today with the temp at minus 12 (-12F). There was a 10mph wind out of the northwest which is a killer at that temp. However, I skied a trail system on the east side of Saint Paul that is classic only and 95% in the woods. I think classic is the only way to go in temps that cold. I haven't shaved in a month so that helped. Plus, I put vaseline on my face and nose. Double poly pro, windbriefs, vest, headband, thick hat, warm bike jersey, warm bike jacket, warm-up tights and lobster mitts kept me warm. The coldest I've ever skied is -17F. What's the coldest temp you've ever skied in? -18ºF on the North Shore at Tetteguche State Park (Minnesota) many years ago. When you go away for a weekend, rent an expensive place and only have 1 1/2 days to ski, you go out and enjoy it. Lots of layers, vaseline or Dermatone and protection for your lungs (headband, balaklava or neck warmer pulled over your mouth) is important....Those boot warmers work great too....even though you look like you have clown feet. Greg Fangel |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
Jay Tegeder wrote:
I skied today with the temp at minus 12 (-12F). There was a 10mph wind out of the northwest which is a killer at that temp. However, I skied a trail system on the east side of Saint Paul that is classic only and 95% in the woods. I think classic is the only way to go in temps that cold. I haven't shaved in a month so that helped. Plus, I put vaseline on my face and nose. Double poly pro, windbriefs, vest, headband, thick hat, warm bike jersey, warm bike jacket, warm-up tights and lobster mitts kept me warm. The coldest I've ever skied is -17F. What's the coldest temp you've ever skied in? Jay Tegeder "On the podium if the right people don't show up!" JT We skied Rice Creek (N side of TC Metro) this afternoon. It's tough when you are too warm (Polarfleece lined windbreaker), and it hurts to breathe all at the same time. Once you got back in the trees, it was really quite pleasant. I'd guess the temps at around -8F at 3:00. The coldest I've skied was at Giants Ridge last year - right at 0F and a 20+ wind out of the North. Coming out into the open was painful. Marsh Jones |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
25 below.
Estonia Tartu Marathon Open track It was cold, but classic skiing it was not to bad. Fortunately it was sunny and not too much wind. Coldest day was last year's Bear Chase.....6 below thirty to forty mph winds...skating. Now that was tough. The FrontRunner "Jay Tegeder" wrote in message m... I skied today with the temp at minus 12 (-12F). There was a 10mph wind out of the northwest which is a killer at that temp. However, I skied a trail system on the east side of Saint Paul that is classic only and 95% in the woods. I think classic is the only way to go in temps that cold. I haven't shaved in a month so that helped. Plus, I put vaseline on my face and nose. Double poly pro, windbriefs, vest, headband, thick hat, warm bike jersey, warm bike jacket, warm-up tights and lobster mitts kept me warm. The coldest I've ever skied is -17F. What's the coldest temp you've ever skied in? Jay Tegeder "On the podium if the right people don't show up!" JT |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
I raced classic at -19F at Iola ,Wisconsin a few years back....glasses fogged
and iced and I couldnt see a thing...I think there was 30 or 40 of us that raced that day....it was not all that bad if I could have seen what I was doing.... |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
I skied in -40 in Banff. I asked my wife what that was in Fahrenheit.
She--rightly--thought I was an idiot. -- michael "SBull10152" wrote in message ... I raced classic at -19F at Iola ,Wisconsin a few years back....glasses fogged and iced and I couldnt see a thing...I think there was 30 or 40 of us that raced that day....it was not all that bad if I could have seen what I was doing.... |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
Jay Tegeder wrote:
I skied today with the temp at minus 12 (-12F). There was a 10mph wind out of the northwest which is a killer at that temp. However, I skied a trail system on the east side of Saint Paul that is classic only and 95% in the woods. I think classic is the only way to go in temps that cold. I haven't shaved in a month so that helped. Plus, I put vaseline on my face and nose. Double poly pro, windbriefs, vest, headband, thick hat, warm bike jersey, warm bike jacket, warm-up tights and lobster mitts kept me warm. The coldest I've ever skied is -17F. What's the coldest temp you've ever skied in? Never any colder than -36C or so. (At these temerature ranges, the scale doesn't matter that much, since -40F == -40C) BTW, I do agree that trying to skate at this point would have been "not fun". Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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Skiing at -12F Classic is the Way to Go!
heyman wrote:
I skied in -40 in Banff. I asked my wife what that was in Fahrenheit. She--rightly--thought I was an idiot. Yeah, I agree. As many/most know, -40 is -40, no matter if you're using a scale that makes sense or are still clinging to one that was calibrated (to 96F) by sticking the thermometers into a dog's rectum. Terje -- - "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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