The coldest I have ever been is.....

[gordo67]

I use to work on the rigs. I remember one winter in Manning moving a rig and temp was -58, was cold but manageable. Worked around Strathmore one winter (94 or 95) and it was by far the coldest I have been, don't remember the temp but with the wind in was terrible.

[worth]

most likely wainwright on a winter ex.

there's one that comes to mind where it was just cold no matter what i did. no matter what i wore or put on, i just remember being cold for an extended period of time. it was probably only -30 or so, but it was just that there was no relief from it.

[mrdeeds]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Heritage Classic in Edmonton - it was a COLD day and you were pretty much out there for 6 hours or more straight so you just got colder and colder and colder. Worst was the toes - ugh.

But still a good time.

We had triple layers on and 2 pairs of socks, but still our toes were freezing. The worst was trying to walk around the concourse to take a piss or get something to eat. It was complete gridlock! You had to go the flow of the mob the entire time it seemed.

[troutman]

It is going up to -35 C on Mars today:

http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~harlow/weather/mars.html

[Aeneas]

Originally Posted by gordo67

I use to work on the rigs. I remember one winter in Manning moving a rig and temp was -58, was cold but manageable. Worked around Strathmore one winter (94 or 95) and it was by far the coldest I have been, don't remember the temp but with the wind in was terrible.

Worked the rigs also. I remember one stint up in Fort Nelson. While I was there we had a stretch of 10 days where the warmest was -50. It's seemed odd at the time (but it's just what you do there I learned) but I left my truck running for 2 weeks.
You'd think it would be too cold to function at all, but you just work.

[Dan02]

Hello??? Global Warming are you there?? please come back...

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by worth

most likely wainwright on a winter ex.

there's one that comes to mind where it was just cold no matter what i did. no matter what i wore or put on, i just remember being cold for an extended period of time. it was probably only -30 or so, but it was just that there was no relief from it.

oh god yes I remember "that cold"....one ex we used a Bison as a CP, the heat did not work, so we took the cover off the engine to get some heat.......not a good idea.

[pope04]

Originally Posted by Dan02

Hello??? Global Warming are you there?? please come back...

Don't provoke the "intellectual" crowd.

[DFO]

Originally Posted by Aeneas

Worked the rigs also. I remember one stint up in Fort Nelson. While I was there we had a stretch of 10 days where the warmest was -50. It's seemed odd at the time (but it's just what you do there I learned) but I left my truck running for 2 weeks.
You'd think it would be too cold to function at all, but you just work.

I don't miss my time consulting up there - you were all but guaranteed a really cold stint like that every winter.

[Bobblehead]

Back in Ont., my little league team won the provincial baseball championship so we rode a float in the town's parade. The back of a wagon in Nov on a day when it was just above zero and started to rain part way through. Perfect day for a parade, and not to wear a jacket "so everyone can see you in your uniforms". It was 30+ years ago and I still shiver thinking about it.

[Circa89]

Fortress Mountain. I believe it was 1989 perhaps early 1990.
We were spending the night and when we awoke it was a beautiful sunny day and it dumped about a good foot over night. Zero windchill, gorgeous blue alberta skies and the thermometer read -55.
Nothing was working, they couldn't even get a diesel operated lift running after applying blow torches to it.
So it was a small Lodge and not much to do. We spent the day and about $100 worth of quarters on Galaga, Xenon and the pinball machine.

The next day we were so bored we bundled up big time and decided to climb the mountain and get a run in on all that fresh powder. So after about a two and a half hour climb we were set to bust out a nice line. We strap on the skis and go about 7 inches, try it again and go another 6 inches. We had to hop down the entire hill. The wax on the skis was freezing to the snow in a matter of milliseconds. I may have had minus 20 wax on but it was clearly insuffcient. So it took about an hour or so to hop back down the mountain and we proceeded to have a pole position tournament.

[Aeneas]

Originally Posted by DFO

I don't miss my time consulting up there - you were all but guaranteed a really cold stint like that every winter.

The northern lights make it worthwhile...almost.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by mrdeeds

We had triple layers on and 2 pairs of socks, but still our toes were freezing. The worst was trying to walk around the concourse to take a piss or get something to eat. It was complete gridlock! You had to go the flow of the mob the entire time it seemed.

Nevermind the process one had to go through to actually take a leak. I too had on countless layers on - and trying to work ones way through all those areas was a pain in the arse.

The only thing that warmed me up was watching the Oilers' lose that night.

[JBR]

1993 CFL West Final. When the booze wore off in the 2nd quarter, I thought I was going to die.

[Hack&Lube]

...The next following years as the global cooling trend continues and Al Gore is finally revealed as the fear mongering ideology manufacturing maniac that he has been since he supported his wife' stupid PMRC campaign against popular music.

[Gallick]

A few years ago on the way home from one of my minor hockey games in Calgary we had a hell of a time getting up the hill to our house. We lived in Somerset and there's really only two main ways into the community from where we were coming--up Somerset Gate, which is a steep hill, and up 162nd, which is a slightly less steep, but very long hill. My dad is driving his old Safari van, which is a front-wheel drive to begin with, but we took out the back seat in the winter to haul hockey gear, so there's absolutely no weight on the back end of the van.

So, of course, we can't get up either hill due to the ice on the roads. Pushing does no good because it's a huge van on ice trying to go up a hill, so my dad figures if I get out and jump on the back bumper it'll give him enough weight in the back to get traction in the back tires.

For some stupid reason I didn't bring my coat to the game, all I have is a fairly light sweater, and since the game just finished 15-20 minutes prior I am pretty sweaty head to toe. It's probably -30 or -35 outside, so I am freezing cold the instant I step outside. It takes us about 15 minutes of me jumping on the back bumper to manage to get the damn thing all the way up the hill to begin with.

Now it's hard to describe without visual aid but our house is right along 162nd Avenue but inside Somerset but you can't get to it through there--anyone who's driven along 162nd knows what I mean. You actually have to go through Somerset to get to our street. By the time we get to where our house is we are finally able to get enough traction to drive normally. I'm not really sure why I didn't just jump off and walk across the street, but I hung on and rode the bumper as my dad drives down the street, so I'm now freezing cold from being sweaty and wearing a light sweater in -30, and now I'm being blasted with icy winds as my dad cruises down the street. It takes me about two minutes to get his attention to stop at the next light and let me in the damn van (his hearing is pretty bad).

So yeah. Kind of a long story but that's likely my worst. I immediately ran upstairs and had a hot shower in order to defrost my very soul.

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by algernon

My 'thanks' are in Green. I'm heading to Vancouver Febuary 1st for a couple of months to work.

Sorry... it wasnt the single coldest moment (the Heritage Classic is up there) but it was definitely the longest period of me hating everything to do with winter in Vancouver. I swear +2 C and rainy out there feels colder than -30 in Calgary.

[Rerun]

When I lived in Yellowknife one winter. Nothing colder than a January - February in Yellowknife.

[jolinar of malkshor]

I worked on the rigs for a few winters and it was cold, but I stayed warm pretty much the entire time. You just have to know how to dress. The coldest I have been was in June this year quading out by Edson. It was +24 when we left quading out on the cutlines. We took a GPS but when we actually needed to use it, the batteries were dead. Anyhow, 4 hours into the ride a huge lightning storm rolls in, pooring rain and hail. Of course non of us brough any gear, we were not prepared at all and could not find our way out of the bush. By the time we did and got back to the camp ground I think we all had hypothermia. I ran into my trailer cranked the heat. I was so cold that I couldn't even remove my soaking wet cloths. My arms and hands wouldn't work.

That was friggen cold. Remeber, always quad with proper gear just in case.