Please tell me what you think of my tips, ask any questions, or share your own tricks in the comments section at the bottom of this story. Follow these tips and you will be vastly more comfortable when enjoying the outdoors in winter. But even in the temperatures most of us encounter in whatever form of recreation we enjoy in the coldest season, we’ve all known moments of wishing we felt warmer-and sometimes those moments last longer than we’d prefer. (I don’t recommend it.) Most people, of course, don’t face extreme conditions in winter. In fact, my coldest winter experience was camping on a couple of nights that dropped to -30° F in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. But as humans have known for thousands of years, it’s a matter of smartly managing and insulating our body’s furnace (and today we have much better technical clothing than animal skins).Īs a longtime skier (downhill, Nordic, and backcountry), hiker, and trail runner who runs hot when moving, cools off quickly, and gets cold fingers and toes easily, I’ve learned many tricks over four decades of getting outdoors in frigid temperatures and working for many years as a past field editor for Backpacker magazine and running this blog. Staying warm while skiing or riding at resorts or in the backcountry, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, or running in winter is a constant challenge: We sweat, our clothes get damp, and then we have periods of reduced exertion like riding a ski lift or walking downhill, when we cool down.
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