How do you measure the cold on Mount Washington? 30º below zero, or cold enough to freeze spaghetti in mid-air

WKatcher@masslive.com ^ | Jan. 11, 2022 | Will Katcher

[Magnum44]

Cool...REALLY cool...

[Bob434]

I went ice fishing at 30 below with winds around 30 mph, and also worked outside on a roof that week too. can’t imagine the wind chill at 65 mph and 30 below

[Hot Tabasco]

I’ve heard of a Three Dog Night, now it’s a Pizza and Fork night.........

[Daffynition]

See post #18

>:P

[1Old Pro]

Just make sure it doesn’t come down on your face, just in case your thermometer is off.

[Bob434]

You read,right. There used to be a fella who ,I’ve up,there and woild give the weather report every day, can’t remember his name now, but was interesting to hear him give updates on the wildly changing weather

[Daffynition]

The Cog Railway is the way-to-go, IMHO.... in the summer, naturally.

[Bob434]

Marty engstram (sp?) was his name, here’s a video,of him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=eNATQANryFc

[Don_Ret_USAF]

You know it is cold, when you have the throw you frozen words into a fire, to hear what was said. Thule fun

[Daffynition]

Yeppers. My son used to ice fish....some peeps take it to the extreme with their bob houses. Some men will do anything to get away from their wives. :)

[Daffynition]

[Lou L]

I once had a powder day at Alta, Utah, back in the 1980s. It was -30 degrees Fahrenheit, but not a lick of wind (thankfully.) It was sunny, and the snow “squeaked” when you walked on it.

[Mogger]

I drove to the top of Mt. Washington years ago.

So you know how long it took, and the road conditions.

Last summer, Travis Pastrana, set a new record of 5 minutes 28.67 seconds at the 2021 Mt. Washington Hillclimb in an 850 Horsepower Subaru built by Vermont Sports Car, in Milton, VT.

I was the mid point ham radio operator.

He came out of the turn below us airborne, drifted a little and poured it on in the short straight.

[JerseyDvl]

Very cool, thanks!

[Bob434]

You. This is what we grew up listening to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j_2W6GYMvc

He was a national treasure (well, maybe local treasure) miss hearing his reports

[Mogger]

It wasn’t unusual in the 1950s and 1960s to have a month of 40 below zero and colder where I grew up in Worcester and West Bolton, VT.

[1Old Pro]

I once had a powder day at Alta, Utah, back in the 1980s. It was -30 degrees Fahrenheit

Sounds like my days at Mt. Tremblant in Canada.

[Bob434]

Lol, I sat ona 5 gallon pail fishing. Didn’t have an ice shanty of my own unfortunately. I had a down filled Eddie bower coat that was so warm, I had to keep cooling off during the day. Couldn’t even feel the wind, except on the face. I used to could take the cold well, but no longer.

[COBOL2Java]

A friend and I climbed Mt. Washington in August. At the bottom it was over 85. At the summit it was below 40. Thank goodness there was a visitor center up there!

[Daffynition]

Exactly. So much so, that the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department sells *get out of jail free cards* for peeps who get into trouble on the granite piles, and need to be rescued. 25 bucks, well spent. Stuff happens up there.

Buy Your Voluntary Hike Safe Card

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