I'm sorry.  Was your face exposed?  Cheeks get it? Fingers and toes also can be pretty vulnerable.

I hate feeling cold, and since moving from Maine to Virginia and adding 40 years to my age, I'm much less tolerant of cold.

Wonder if I will ever see the lakes freeze over again.  Have not seen it since 1979.  When one froze over 2 miles in all directions.  One can forget what winter really is.

Many ski slopes were in operation before Thanksgiving.

Last edited by tw (12/10/2025 2:37 pm)

Frostbite -ends of my big toes running/walking in very powdery snow with holes in my shoes.  The air temp was ok -around freezing, but I guess the snow temp was still near the previous day's low (-15c).  When I got to the coffee shop after, I realized the snow had got into the holes and packed down.  I emptied it, but when I got home I found I had a bright white stripe down each toe where the snow had been.  I warmed them up gently, they looked fine, but by the evening a red blister had formed (now one one each)  I did go the Urgent Care in the end but the doc said they looked fine I was doing the right things and it was the equivalent of a second degree burn at worst.  However still officially frostbite, so item on unbucket list checked! :D  Also, running shoes retired.

It's 9.5F rite now. BRRRR!!!