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Proper cold in Norway this week!!!

Proper cold in Norway this week!!!

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Started by Bedrock barney in Scandinavia - 8 Replies

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Bedrock barney posted Jan-2013

This is mid station in Hemsedal.



One of our previous holidays was like this. Made the day's skiing 'challenging' to say the least!

slippy slidey snow......me likey!

Gaz C
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posted Jan-2013

wow, that's serious brass monkeys. Skied in -12* at AdH. Also remember waiting for the coach in Livigno that was taking us 'peasants' to St. Moritz for the day. Clock/thermometer outside the bank opposite was showing -28*. Thought it was broken till we got on the coach and the one above the driver's head was also showing -28*.

Snapzzz
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posted Jan-2013

I have exprienced about -20 and that was painful.
Skied: Arinsal, La Plagne, Alpe D'huez, Flaine, Les Arcs, Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Sauze, Courchevel, Val Thorens

Dave Mac
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posted Jan-2013

To be fair, that WAS in the shade.....

Interesting the wind chill factor added -7 grad to -28 grad. Also interesting, other days with a similar 5kph wind speed has no temperature degradation effect.

I have a frosty memory of walking up to the village at 7.30am, waiting for the workers lift, skin tight single layer uninsulated ski pants, -25grad. At the top, the liftie stopped the lift and lifted me out of the chair. I was frozen solid.

Tony_H
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posted Jan-2013

My first ever time skiing , val thorens 2001, it was -25 and I was in ski school so didn't enjoy much of it that week.
But it was sunny all but one day.

Had a -17 day in serre che in march a couple of years back that took us all by surprise.

But the coldest I've experienced yet was st. Moritz jan 2011 when it was -21 in the village, and dropped to -28 at the top of corviglia. No wind fortunately, but you didn't stop for long I can tell you. Deathly silent too.
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Paulh764
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posted Jan-2013

I was in Vemdalen in Sweeden last year and the temp was regularly -25. the lowest it got to was -33 at 6.00pm made it very cold on the walk back from the bar to the chalet

Iceman
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posted Jan-2013

-25 I have done in saint fois. Was bluebird day. However, soon as you went fast the wind froze your face.-almost literally!

Remember my dad waking into a restaurant and his glasses freezing!
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

Iceman
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posted Jan-2013

paulh764 wrote:I was in Vemdalen in Sweeden last year and the temp was regularly -25. the lowest it got to was -33 at 6.00pm made it very cold on the walk back from the bar to the chalet


Even with the beer jacket? :shock:
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

Topic last updated on 14-January-2013 at 12:07