tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post3022082535688483207..comments2024-03-03T22:08:00.302-08:00Comments on Front Range Rambler: Winter Shermanatormike_hinterberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-43075990504525544612011-02-15T18:59:04.585-08:002011-02-15T18:59:04.585-08:00Leaning towards windburn now, based on pictures on...Leaning towards windburn now, based on pictures online. There was a small patch on my right wrist as well that wasn't immediately obvious, and the chin patches were the small section that wasn't covered up on my face. The left side is probably from checking my watch occasionally and not pulling the glove back; and the left side of the chin is worse than the right.<br />; and the left was the side more exposed to the wind on the ridge when upclimbing (twice as slow as downclimbing).<br /><br />I like consistent theories! <br /><br />I've certainly skied all day in colder temps with no problem before; ridden/run in constant wind; but the low humidity, cool temps and constant wind combination must've done it. <br /><br />Lesson learned: cover up and/or use a moisturizer I guess. <br />Or: just SOOTFW!mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-54961507365961583832011-02-14T12:27:18.725-08:002011-02-14T12:27:18.725-08:00Thanks, GZ, I had no idea about the goats until I ...Thanks, GZ, I had no idea about the goats until I had a sensation of being watched, and there they were! They moved down a bit by the time I fumbled with my camera.<br /><br />mntrunner, I saw your IP spindrift pictures. The predicted winds were 20-25mph sustained, gusts up to 34. I actually picked Sherman over Quandary, which had gusts up to 50(!) predicted.<br />Someone measured 41 on a nearby lower peak, and the consensus is that ~35-40mph is 'knock you down' territory (esp. wearing bulky clothes).<br /><br />I thought I was prepared for that, but I think that wearing constricting items at elevation factored in (which, if you read about climbing, frostbite, etc., is a common warning all over the place!)mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-91497803041236925972011-02-14T09:06:37.299-08:002011-02-14T09:06:37.299-08:00Just out of curiosity I checked some Weather Under...Just out of curiosity I checked some Weather Underground historical data near Alma this weekend (data from 11k feet), and it was 30 degrees max and ~20 mph winds. It's not inconceivable that exposed at 14k with higher gusts you were in frostbite territory.mtnrunner2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974435572236740294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-27654022364226399262011-02-14T07:47:29.085-08:002011-02-14T07:47:29.085-08:00That's pretty wild. Whatever the phenomenon is...That's pretty wild. Whatever the phenomenon is, hopefully it goes away soon.<br /><br />It was definitely windy this weekend, I could see snow blasting HIGH off the Indian Peaks from a distance. But down here, even up on Green in Boulder it was T-shirt weather. Barely :)mtnrunner2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974435572236740294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593777137946937666.post-56164269499603709552011-02-14T04:06:54.344-08:002011-02-14T04:06:54.344-08:00No idea what the purple patches are! That shot of...No idea what the purple patches are! That shot of the goats up high is awesome!GZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623054918799881730noreply@blogger.com