So how bearable is the cold?

<p>One of my favorite memories of college is midnight co-ed touch football on newly fallen snow ... winter is a wonderful season if you embrace it!</p>

<p>Hi Ohmadre,</p>

<p>Daughter has not even put on her coat yet except for the day that it was 13 degrees in Hanover(she wore her peacoat, a hat , and some gloves). Everytime I talk to her I ask if she has on a coat yet, her explanation is that she doesn't want to put on too much now so that she can be prepared for when it REALLY gets cold. Most days she is layering a top, sweater and her fleece. </p>

<p>However she did go up with 2 peacoats and 2 north face coats and fleeces(one polartec and 1 gore windstopper. Last year NYC winter was brutal and she was warm in her coat. This year I purchased additional pairs of gloves, hats (which this will probably be her first year wearing) gloves, thermals , a couple of baselayer shirts, tights, socks etc.</p>

<p>Since she took it all up with her, I won't have to worry about how is it getting back after winter break
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<p>Well here is the current weather</p>

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<p>If you search around you can find the weather averages etc.</p>

<p>So far the weather's not bad at all...most days you can wear a sweatshirt and not be cold. One night, though, about 2 in the morning after walking out of the Rocky Horror Picture show screening they do here every year (complete with props, dance performances, and fishnet-clad Dartmouth actors), my friends and I looked up at the sky and realized we could see the northern lights. It was incredibly beautiful...but it was the first time I realized exactly how far north I really was. I'm an '08 from CA and I am a little worried about surviving the winter, but I'm trying to look on it as an adventure. And it's cool to see real seasons.</p>

<p>What kind of skiing are you talking about? I XC ski, and for that, we wear very little. Just flece "longjohns," shirt (non-cotton) and salmoman pants, and our ski jacket. It's really simple.</p>

<p>Hi Sybbie -
Fun reading how very similar your D's experience continues to be to my D's. </p>

<p>Hobbes344 -</p>

<p>I am talking about Alpine, and thinking of how cold it when you are just sitting on those lifts, even though you warm up on the downhill runs. Or when you are walking to class in subzero weather and not engaged in active sport - do fleece-lined shells hold up to that? What kind of ski jackets do you have for XC? A fleece lined shell, down, fiberfill?</p>

<p>I am from the DEEP south. (it was like.. 75 yesterday) I don't know much about warm clothes, but I do know that I prefer layers. It is near impossible to buy cold weather clothes here. I have to order out of catalogs/ over the internet. My question is: Will I resemble a what i am (a frozen magnolia who is absolutely clueless) if I wear LL Bean/ Land's End stuff (It's about all I can get without going in person.) There is a Northface outlet in town, but it seems a little pricey. And what kind of shoes should I look for?</p>

<p>Trust me, once you see the snow, you'll love it. L.L. Bean, Land's End, Columbia, and North Face is like what everyone wears in my town (especially the richer kids). You'll be all set. As for shoes... consider having a pair of hardcore boots if (and by if I mean when) the snow gets over eight inches. And practice lumping things into balls.... mmm... snowball fights.</p>

<p>I love snooow. :)</p>

<p>i am from Canada (Inuit) so i don't have problem, we live in ice!! (igloos)</p>