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Generally, if it's warm enough to be snowing outside, well, that means it ain't even close to cold.

Some1 wrote:

FutureDreamz wrote:

LeeBarnes wrote:

Phydeaux wrote:

I think it's just great to be able to outside without passing out from heat exhaustion.

QFT!


does it really matter?  it's smurfing eight below!!!1!!one!!

in Celsius, it's just below freezing, and i believe 0ºC is equal to about 40ºF, therefore  0ºF is appx -40ºC, which is just almost bearable.

Umm, you got your conversions very mixed up there.

32F is 0 C which is the freezing point.
However they scale differently, only -40 C is -40 F, which is far from bareable. -8 C is around my favourite winter temperature.

(-8) degrees Celsius = 17.6 degrees Fahrenheit

In other  words if the OP of these series of quotes was complaining about the cold weather, I'll just ask if (s)he is serious (-20 here already).

its 16F out right now. -9 or so C for you canucks and other foreigners.

It was 83 degrees here today.  I don't know what that is in celsius.

uncreativename wrote:

LotsaSnow + WallSaver = AWESOME!!!

Love the snow and the winter. G'Yeah!!!

I think there is an app called Snö that does the same thing.

yup http://www.ittpoi.com/sno/

Last edited by FutureDreamz (2007-12-06 8:42 am)

user wrote:

thelegendofjohn wrote:

It was 83 degrees here today.  I don't know what that is in celsius.

I think it's colder in celsius, right?

Yes, it is.
That's why they use celsius in Canada. 'cause it's colder there.

user wrote:

thelegendofjohn wrote:

It was 83 degrees here today.  I don't know what that is in celsius.

I think it's colder in celsius, right?

That's about 28 C.

Oh, how I envy you...

There is an incredible amount of beauty in winter, like everything glistening under a white sheet of snow, and the incredible feeling of peace and calm in a forest in winter. Winter in the country is lovely.

What's not lovely is the occasional ice storm/blizzard we get in Virginia, the traffic situation the day after said blizzard, the way everyone drives like they never took their drivers license test when even a *flake* falls from the sky, the ice and snow bombs that come off the trucks on the highway, and the way my county leaves me to dig myself out of my court if there's a bad snow or ice storm. Add to that the fact that I have to wear fifty layers just to keep my body temp above freezing. But otherwise, winter can be nice.

geekette28 wrote:

There is an incredible amount of beauty in winter, like everything glistening under a white sheet of snow, and the incredible feeling of peace and calm in a forest in winter. Winter in the country is lovely.

Until I come roaring through on my snowmobile and leave tracks everywhere! 

Got 3 hours in this afternoon running the ditches and woods.  The big ditch is nearly empty of water, so when you run down it, its like driving in a canyon.  Pretty awesome sight.

I'd like to snowmobile, I bet it's fun.

The ATV goes year-round, tho

  @ ShnickyShnack  You're just jealous!

Duke, snowmobiling is indeed fun.  Running on your own land is more enjoyable, but trails can be fun as well.  Tonight we were jumping the ditch up in the back 40 that is freaking deep.  You can get 5-8' of air without even trying there.  There's nothing that can quite match the feeling of traveling at 100+ mph with your ass about 18" off the ground!  I'll drive my snowmobiles all crazy like, but I'm still terrified of taking the Vulcan 750 out in summer.  At least on the snowmobile, you don't have to worry about cars as much.

The trick to jumping is to head into the ditch letting it coast, then goose the throttle just as you get to the bottom of the decline.  Let off the throttle when you hear the engine start to scream as you are now airborne.  As soon as that happens, start to lean forward so you land with about 60% of the track on the ground and the skis should hit right after.  Don't try landing on the rear of the track as you will probably bend the undercarriage and collapse the tunnel.  That, and you will most likely be landing on your ass as you drop off the back of the sled!

Flying through the air is the best experience in the world!  Just don't be like my friend and let go of the sled.  He ended up sliding about 50 feet behind the sled when it landed and tossed him.


EDIT:  If anyone gets up this way, I'll give ya a ride.  Just dress very warm and wear clothes that give you maximum flexibility while still keeping you warm and dry.

Last edited by Orion (2007-12-09 7:13 pm)

It's 50f (10C) here. Brrrrr.

I love winter since it's the only time of year that I get to participate in a sport that I'm half way decent at. Therefore, it's the only time of year that I actually feel healthy.

That said, our winters have been fairly nonexistent as of late, and it's starting to annoy the smurf out of me. I want some snow in Tahoe, and I don't want to have to go through another annoying multiyear drought.