Most Underrated Ski Towns

Peter Minde said:
Pretty sure that Mt Washington NH is colder than both.
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coldest temp ever reported on Mt Washington was -50...coldest reported temp in NYS was -52 at old forge
coldest reported temp in lower 48 was -70 in montana
 
jasonwx said:
coldest temp ever reported on Mt Washington was -50...coldest reported temp in NYS was -52 at old forge
coldest reported temp in lower 48 was -70 in montana
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I felt -40F once at Potsdam.
That day was cancelled due to lack of interest, so we just played cards.
 
tirolski said:
I felt -40F once at Potsdam.
That day was cancelled due to lack of interest, so we just played cards.
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Late 80s, the night after the Lake Placid Loppet. I was staying in a now defunct bunkhouse in Upper Jay. A bunch of us were shivering in bed, like, didn't the owner turn up the heat? It hit -35 that night and the furnace couldn't keep up. Next morning, not one single car in the parking lot would start without the aid of a battery booster.

A few years later, -30 overnight in LP.
 
Peter Minde said:
Late 80s, the night after the Lake Placid Loppet. I was staying in a now defunct bunkhouse in Upper Jay. A bunch of us were shivering in bed, like, didn't the owner turn up the heat? It hit -35 that night and the furnace couldn't keep up. Next morning, not one single car in the parking lot would start without the aid of a battery booster.

A few years later, -30 overnight in LP.
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A friend had a Ford Pinto and we were gonna go to downtown Potsdam in it.
Dang car’s door handle snapped getting into it due to the brittle - lack of molecular motion.
 
tirolski said:
A friend had a Ford Pinto and we were gonna go to downtown Potsdam in it.
Dang car’s door handle snapped getting into it due to the brittle - lack of molecular motion.
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Life could be worse, it coulda caught fire.
 
Peter Minde said:
Life could be worse, it coulda caught fire.
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Haha.


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The coldest I ever saw was -42 one night in Big Sky. I was working the bar in the hotel and was leaving around 4 am after closing and read it on the thermometer by the front door. The bellmen had two Suburbans that were kept running all night in case of an emergency. They wouldn’t let us walk home on what was known as the “Treacherous Trail” and insisted that they drive us.

I recall quite a few cold snaps there when it was -30 for days. One time in the early season there was a big group from a ski club in Florida that was visiting and it was too cold to run the lifts. The dining room was literally freezing when we opened for breakfast. I made a huge fire in the double sided fireplace and we moved all of the tables around it. Ski Patrol came in with army blankets and we wrapped up the guests while they ate. Since no one was skiing the resort made up a bunch of activities in the lounges and lobbies around the fires to keep everyone occupied. Lift ops and ski school were recruited to do puzzles and play games with the guests. I have fond memories of the impromptu theatre that was created with a mishmashed crew that wouldn’t have otherwise spent time together.

I was getting a little stir crazy so I went up to Belgrade to visit a friend of mine. His dad was a veterinarian and his mother was a shepherd with a small breeding flock. He had been out all night with his dad making house calls. It was so cold that the cows were freezing to the ground. The ranchers stayed up putting out hay and harassed them to keep them moving. They were squatting in an old farm house. I’m not sure if it had electricity but I remember they didn’t have running water because they were melting snow on a cook stove. They had shut down the whole house except for the kitchen and adjoining living room where they slept. There was not much furniture left because they had burned a lot of it since it was the only hardwood they had. The dad was fixing a huge hole in the back door. They had a Great Pyrenees that lived its’ whole life outside guarding the flock. Because it was so cold they had brought it into the mud room / pantry for the night. The dog freaked out and chewed through the door so it could be back with the sheep. They were a hardy crew. It’s all new houses there now. I often wonder where they went.
 
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Ripitz said:
The coldest I ever saw was -42 one night in Big Sky. I was working the bar in the hotel and was leaving around 4 am after closing and read it on the thermometer by the front door. The bellmen had two Suburbans that were kept running all night in case of an emergency. They wouldn’t let us walk home on what was known as the “Treacherous Trail” and insisted that they drive us.

I recall quite a few cold snaps there when it was -30 for days. One time in the early season there was a big group from a ski club in Florida that was visiting and it was too cold to run the lifts. The dining room was literally freezing when we opened for breakfast. I made a huge fire in the double sided fireplace and we moved all of the tables around it. Ski Patrol came in with army blankets and we wrapped up the guests while they ate. Since no one was skiing the resort made up a bunch of activities in the lounges and lobbies around the fires to keep everyone occupied. Lift ops and ski school were recruited to do puzzles and play games with the guests. I have fond memories of the impromptu theatre that was created with a mishmashed crew that wouldn’t have otherwise spent time together.

I was getting a little stir crazy so I went up to Belgrade to visit a friend of mine. His dad was a veterinarian and his mother was a shepherd with a small breeding flock. He had been out all night with his dad making house calls. It was so cold that the cows were freezing to the ground. The ranchers stayed up putting out hay and harassed them to keep them moving. They were squatting in an old farm house. I’m not sure if it had electricity but I remember they didn’t have running water because they were melting snow on a cook stove. They had shut down the whole house except for the kitchen and adjoining living room where they slept. There was not much furniture left because they had burned a lot of it since it was the only hardwood they had. The dad was fixing a huge hole in the front door. They had a Great Pyrenees that lived its’ whole life outside guarding the flock. Because it was so cold they had brought it into the mud room / pantry for the night. The dog freaked out and chewed through the door so it could be back with the sheep. They were a hardy crew. It’s all new houses there now. I often wonder where they went.
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The Tyrolean Filo:
"The Filo` was a daily gathering of the villagers after their evening supper in the stables that were situated in their very homes. The stables being in their interior of the houses were insulated and further warmed by the body heat of their all important cattle that not only provided them with dairy products but served to draw their carts and till their fields. It was a welcomed conclusion of the day."
Over here all we got is a three dog night.
 
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