Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted April 12, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted April 12, 2015 Latest ice-out ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted April 12, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 12, 2015 Global cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rockdog Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 @Than_Bogan and others who freeze over, interested to know at what temp do you switch from a dry suit to a steamer? Or if you even use a dry suit at all? We don't freeze over at all here in Oz, had a ski yesterday in 14C (57F) and that was cold enough, steamer does an amazing job to keep warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihacker Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 upstate new york, ice went out 9 days ago, put courses in and just skied, water temp is about 48f. i'll switch to a spring suit around 55f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 @rockdog I tend to go to a wetsuit when the water hits the low 60s. I prefer skiing in a wetsuit to my drysuit. @Than_Bogan stays in his drysuit until he can ski without a wetsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted April 13, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yep done that for 20 yrs. I feel much more mobile in a drysuit than a wetsuit. But the camaro suits just might change that equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 Camaro 2mm long sleeve shorty was good for me today. Water 48, air 63. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 I never wear anything more than a shorty here in MN. But then again I'm out racing in a thin spandex suit when it is -20F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 ... yeah, I feel like a wimp. My friend went in with board shorts and and a rash guard. Can you say "shrinkage"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller schafer Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 i use my drysuit til mid 50's then go to a camaro top, never liked skiing in a wetsuit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted April 13, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted April 13, 2015 I am king of the wimps, won't get out of the spacesuit until the water hits the high 60's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted April 13, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted April 13, 2015 @richarddoane, my fellow ski club members will attest that I hold the distinction as supreme wimp. I'll wear my drysuit into the 70s (air and water). I actually ski better with it on. Only when the water and air are both around 90 (which is rare here) do I ski the same in just a heater top and shorts than I do in the suit. My muscles just move better when they are warmer and I never could take cold well at all. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller xrated Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 I will wear a dry suit for however long. I won't wear one past Memorial Day and don't like the idea of a wetsuit past then. Of course one year with ice out on May 12 or 13 that was a tough pill to swallow. Being as I am on a public lake in northern MNit takes awhile for the water to get warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 Bought the equipment...use it. I'm over anyone thinking I'm a wimp for staying warm. Don't like your suit...get one more comfy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 I guess I'm spoiled, I don't ski until I can ski in shorts and heater. Typically mid Feb thru Thanksgiving. SoCal d-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted April 13, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted April 13, 2015 Ooh, is it time for a no-holds-barred Wimp Off!? In New England, I'm pretty sure I'm the wimpiest. I can't ski for my life when I'm cold, and that can happen easily. And once I GET cold, it's really hard for me to warm up again. I'm actually still looking for a tournament-worthy solution for the cooler days, and hoping some sort of Camaro is going to allow me to get "normal" performances throughout the "summer" temperature range. I almost always wear the drysuit until June, preferring to be driven out of it by getting much too warm. But it sounds like I might have some competition above!! :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted April 13, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted April 13, 2015 Oh also: ICE-OUT TODAY! Seeing as I was able to stand on it yesterday, I'm pleasantly surprised. I guess it finally reached that tipping point where the last flotilla went off very quickly. So 4/13 beats the old record by 4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 @Than_Bogan is a scrawny thing so he gets cold fast unlike me who has an over abundant supply of body fat. I will say that with his dry suit Than skis in all conditions frequently when I decide it is colder or windier than I want to ski in. Than's strategy gets him maximum ski days in our short season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RAWSki Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 In Michigan we (finally) had a nice weekend, got 5 of 8 dock sections in yesterday, hoist and the rest of the dock later this week, should be skiing by Friday 70 degrees forecasted but I'll be in a dry suit for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted April 13, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted April 13, 2015 @Than_Bogan, I accept your challenge. 1. I have been known to wear a dry suit in every ski month. 2. I have worn it in air temperatures as high as 80 when the water was still in the 60s. 3. I wore it in a fall tournament where two little girls (about 8 and 10) skied in regular swimsuit and possibly rashguard. My weight, blood pressure and heart rate are the biggest issues. 140 pounds Blood pressure has been as low as 86/60 during a normal day and always on the low side of the desired range. Heart rate in the low 50s (dropped below 40 in post-op recovery and set off some alarms) Hands and feet like ice to the touch - my wife will attest. She has actually checked me for breathing and a pulse during the night. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted April 13, 2015 Author Supporting Member Share Posted April 13, 2015 @MISkier I think I have to gracefully accept defeat. I guess it just goes to show there's always somebody closer to the tail of the distribution! Technically, I did once wear a drysuit when BOTH the air and water were 80+ degrees, but I had a high fever that day. Probably not fair to count that. It's a mildly interesting story how I got to this point: As a kid, I was always way too warm (in the air). My metabolism basically meant I had a little fire going all the time. BUT the second I got into the water I'd cool right down -- water has always gone right through me and cooled my whole body. So naturally I spent a lot of time in the water and was very attracted to water sports. Today, that has run it's course all the way to a sometimes-amusing liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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