I really need this answered as soon as possible! I wouldn't want to catch cold on the slopes or anything!
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My guess is that you would need some very, very thick panty hose to keep your legs warm!! Frostbite could be nasty!
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Jersey would be your best bet, and BTW, you're gonna have a BLAST ! ENJOY !...... Goggles, gloves, extra sox, and long underwear ARE A MUST on the slopes, it's minimal survival equipment, use nothing less ! prepare to be sore as Hell, and loving it !
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There appear to be several materials present in Arctic grade clothing.\n\nMy experience has been with outer garments made by Carhartts, and I can attest that they will keep you alive, although not particulatly comfortable at minus 50 degrees f.\n\nI have used their products over the past 15 years at Prudhoe Bay, on Alaskas "North Slope"\n\nThe particular parka I use features a layer of  "Gortex" next to the nylon outer layer. I've found this useful for staying dry, as moisture vapor can penetrate, but liquid water can't.\n\nCarharrts website is listed below.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nOuzinki
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Use dry ice. It is always -78 or colder.
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It is more dangerous to run in the heat.  You can pass out from heat exhaustion, dehydration, etc.  Running in the winter is a whole lot safer and comfortable.  If it gets to 10 degrees at the worse, then yeah, i would run in the winter time.  It is not bad to run in the cold, it is actually better.
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Well, I would say not more than 10 minutes, or you may go into shock from the cold water.  As a nurses aid we only let patients have an ice pack on for 10 - 15 min.  ice can burn your skin.  I am South African and we have a saying for Rugby. "Donate Blood! Play Rugby"  Good luck.
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For some reason it is my experience that cold weather makes me perform better. Maybe some under armor if you have that or any semi thin layered sweat shirt would do good.
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I'm going to watch this questions, because I've had the same problem!!!!  I bought silk socks to wear under my thicker wool ones and that helped a little, but the best thing I ever found was to wear boots that did not bind or tie up.  They caused the circulation to decrease in my feet.  Eventually, I just learned to ignore the cold feet if I was going to enjoy my horse.  Course the first trail ride of the winter was always sooooo miserable!  Good luck hope you get some good advice.
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In this enviroment of Global Warming I would say not. Cold is not cool any more, warming is hot.
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You need one leg balance, as you use leg motions much like skates. They go very fast!\n\nhttp://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/skiing/skateski.htm
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any nearby mountain is good.  but don't waste your money on instructors they will just baby you and allow you to quit. go with a competitive friend, preferrably someone who is big on snowboarding and not willing to wait for you, this way you force yourself to get off your butt and go!
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A recent study confirmed your theory.\n\nIt is particularly the case when the feet or hads are cold.\n\nOf course, like someone said, it is not the coldness alone which makes you ill, but, like you said, your "resistance" is somehow lowered (I think it is that the immune response is slower) and that makes you more vulnerable to any pathogen.
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Hey, 20C should be OK. If you're cold, put on a sweater or coat.
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I dont know if you'll get many answers in this forum... this is Winter Sports :)
82476
That is a really funny question.  I guess I never associated the words good and sick together before.  Just do the opposite of what your momma told you when you were little to prevent catching a cold. You know, don't wear a coat, go out with a wet head, don't wear a hat, wear shoes with no socks, don't eat right and get plenty of sleep, and of course do go out and stand in the rain and get soaked.
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it depends. if your legs aren't strong enough then it will be really hard and you wont be able to ski as well. if your legs are strong enough and your just doing powder then you should do whats comfterable same with if you have a soft ski. if you have a stiff ski then you probally want to do it. also if you race you would want to do it . good luck!
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Hey, totally agree with you, Paul G!  Snowboarders need to GET OUT OF THE WAY.  I happen to know some really cool snowboarders who don't sit in the middle of the slope.  Usually the people who do that are people who have never been on a mountain in their life and need to be on the bunny slope taking lessons.  Sure, snow sports are tiring and it's fun to rest and chat with your friends.  In case you haven't noticed, that is what the lifts are for.  If you don't have enough endurance to make it down a run, ride the bunny slope!\n\nI'm not just complaining about snowboarders; stopping in the middle of the slope is flat out dangerous.  People can't see you and snowboarders with their back uphill can't see an out-of-control young skier/boarder.  Even some of the most skilled skiers/riders can't avoid hitting some lazy snowboarder!  At one of my home resorts, there is a large hump (in the middle of the hill, not in the terrain park) with just enough lip to catch a little air.  There was a young snowboarder sitting just under it, so I was halfway off the jump before I realized that there was a person at my landing site.   I had to add a little jump turn to avoid him.  It is dangerous to the snowboarder.  JUST DON'T DO IT!  \n\nNext time you out-of-shape snowboarders fancy a break, pull to the edge of the slope where all of the other people can see you.  Make sure it is a low traffic area, not a place where the trails merge.  NEVER EVER sit down in the middle of a crowded slope.  I've seen ski patrol pull the tickets of snowboarders blocking a crowded area.  Be considerate of the other people around you.  That is the number one rule of snowsports.  If we stopped paying attention, injuries would increase tenfold.  \n\nDON'T BE A STUPID SNOWBOARDER!