you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 31 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

-28c

The town I recently moved to hits -30 and for anyone who hasn't experienced temps like that it's unbelievably cold. Moisture is squeezed out of the air so it's dry as fuck, your breath freezes to your face and clothes, frostbite can happen in just a few minutes, normal rubber gets brittle and can crack

With decent winter gear, little wind, actively moving, and only being outside a couple hours at a time, I still managed to get frostbite this winter. Sitting around waiting for the right time on the top of a windy mountain sounds nightmarish

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    That's not so bad. We regularly get those temperatures in Canada.

    A few years ago it hit -50. That's when it starts to hurt. Your spit turns to ice before it hits the ground.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments