kirtap Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 I went out yesterday for a little bit, and the windchill was around -25, so of course I had to make lots of stops inside, but I wondered what the coldest some of you guys have ridden in. And whats the average temp you guys ride in. I'd say mine is about 15 above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 25 below with 40 mph winds that sucked I was working in that Welcome to Maine is the best I can say about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Last year I had a race in Biwabik, MN and it was -21*F when we got to the hill, and the high was only -11*F... It sucked... you got absolutely no glide from the snow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 -20F at Whistler several years ago. I was on the chair with a Japanese couple and the guy had frostbite on his cheek the size of a quarter. I tried several times to tell him to go inside but he just smiled, laughed and declined. I must say the snow was great for carving but a little hard on the base..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyj Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Negative 27 with wind chill. Not something I care to do all that often! The eastern Sierra usually affords temps somewhere in the 20’s to mid 40’s. Later in the season 50’s or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 My "personal best" was -26ºF at Bromley in '03. That was before windchill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 that's nothing guys... just 2 days ago -28 before windchill. last year, I was riding when it was -32 before windchill and that's really cold. Canucks are immune to cold:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragon fly jones Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Man, Getting there... Flew to Albany where is was 2 degrees and RAINING. Got to Flaccid and.... The Race was gnarly, it was 20 below then the wind picked up and blew down the finish area hour ot hour and half delay, standing outside then had to ride back to Albany in a van with a busted window, I never got out of my gear that day until we got back to the hotel. 45 minute shower and I was still freezing. I think Phil was there for that one, ask him his thoughts. Oh the kicker on that one? I crashed out of the race second run. Right now out the window says 5 below it was 10 or so today in Denver, tomorrow it will be 48. What a swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Monday, when riding with CarvCanada and Bartron, it was -25 degrees Celcius with a windchill of around -40 degrees Celcius (read -13 deg F and -40 deg F for the metrically impaired). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 i lived in syracuse for a few years and thought that was cold but the temps you guys are spitting out are insane. this is one (maybe the only) advantage to living in teh mid atlantic === Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carp Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Carp Jr. was a frightened turtle that day. The nice thing was that there was a lodge at both top and the bottom of the hill. Hot buttered rum at the top, carve down. Hot buttered rum on the bottom chair lift up. Repeat until numb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Originally posted by Barry i lived in syracuse for a few years === Barry I lived there back in the early 90's. Did you ever ride at a Toggenburg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartron Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 The wind was so strong that they couldn't operate the tram and the quad was swaying like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Mirror, brrrr, close the door would you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 I rode Stowe years back with a -15/-20 temps and 40-60mph winds...these conditions continued for 3 days...the rule was NO exposed skin...conditions were epic though (2-3 feet of fresh dry snow) so we would take a run then warm up then take a run...I think I did 10-12 runs a day in all in all there were maybe 100 of us and we got to be very close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Originally posted by www.oldsnowboards.com Mirror, brrrr, close the door would you!!! Those are the gauges on a 330ci convertible. We actually ended up taking hairdryers and heating up the hinges on the roof so we could put it down, and then we cruised around Manchester, VT for 30min or so with all of our gear on and the top down. The looks we got were priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 ANIMAL!! Serious wind chill. I remember riding in Montana, so cold that you either had to remove any wax from you board or it stopped you COLD. Even extreme cold wax was grippy!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 and that was still a bit slow at -25 are there any wax secrets for extreme cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Yes, remove all wax with a cleaner solvent , smooth surface. No wax is the best option from my experience is super cold conditions. Any wax pales in comparison to the sharp crystals of bitter cold fresh pow. I am guessing there is likely some synthetic materials that would enhance sliding. Someone here on BOL will know doubt know what it is. Keeping in mind the snowboard doesn't care about the wind. Wind Chill temperature is a "effective temperature" on flesh and is a relationship to the moisture I believe. Your car, snowboard, wax etc. doesn't see it. Definition WIND CHILL is the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin. The formula to computer Wind Chill: Wind chill temperature = 35.74 + 0.6215T - 35.75V (**0.16) + 0.4275TV(**0.16) Where V is in the wind speed in statute miles per hour T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.Handy Wind Chill Calculator/ Graph/ Newest Version by NOAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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