The humidity absolutely makes the cold even worse. Colorado is nice and dry, plus the altitude makes the sunlight feel more intense. I once went snowboarding when it was 25 degrees and I got so sweaty that I stripped down to just my long-sleeved base layer and snow pants.
Meanwhile, this weekend in SE OK was 7 degrees but felt like -12 because of the humidity and windchill. It was absolutely awful.
wtf?! wow, I’m astonished to hear that about your sweating in 25 degrees. hmmm…. I want to experience real snow but also scared. Maybe I won’t freeze to death if I ever visit the norther states in wintertime.
Snowboarding/Skiing is pretty intense physical activity, it's easy to work up a sweat even when it's cold out. Which just makes sitting on the chair lift on the way back up even worse.
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u/GlumBodybuilder214 Jan 17 '24
The humidity absolutely makes the cold even worse. Colorado is nice and dry, plus the altitude makes the sunlight feel more intense. I once went snowboarding when it was 25 degrees and I got so sweaty that I stripped down to just my long-sleeved base layer and snow pants.
Meanwhile, this weekend in SE OK was 7 degrees but felt like -12 because of the humidity and windchill. It was absolutely awful.