Losing my affinity for snow and cold as I get older

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1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:29am EST

Seems like this is pretty common?

In my 20s and 30s I loved cold weather - snowboarding, mountain climbing, snowshoeing, etc. I’ve spent years in both Colorado and Montana, and was still psyched to see snow storms in April.

Nowadays I wish the summers were much longer. Fall weather is still very nice, but the novelty of Winter is gone for me within like a month. By mid-January Im counting down the days until spring. The idea of consistently running outside in freezing temps has become more and more unpleasant as each year goes by.

I reckon it’s time to get myself a Rascal and move to Florida? How do people do it year in and year out in places like the Northeast?

1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:42am EST

re: Am I now a geezer?

Am I now a geezer? wrote:
Seems like this is pretty common?
In my 20s and 30s I loved cold weather - snowboarding, mountain climbing, snowshoeing, etc. I’ve spent years in both Colorado and Montana, and was still psyched to see snow storms in April.
Nowadays I wish the summers were much longer. Fall weather is still very nice, but the novelty of Winter is gone for me within like a month. By mid-January Im counting down the days until spring. The idea of consistently running outside in freezing temps has become more and more unpleasant as each year goes by.
I reckon it’s time to get myself a Rascal and move to Florida? How do people do it year in and year out in places like the Northeast?

Sounds like you've lost the stoke, bro.

You need to slap on your Rossis (or strap in on your board) and arc some sick turns on some groomers. Soon your love for the snow will be back.

YouTube.com

"Return of the Turn": Groomers

Blizzard Tecnica

"When is the last time you saw somebody ripping a groomer in a ski movie? Probably never, but groomers are all over the mountain and there aren’t many days ...

Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO0JJaL5cdI

1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:48am EST

re: Am I now a geezer?

I like the change of seasons, but there is a bit of a limit that is bearable. I live in Minnesota, highs of about 20 are normal this time of year, it is fairly common to have sub 0 lows and highs below 10 at points during the winter. That's just too cold for me, and probably anyone. I'd like a place where lows might reach 20, and typical highs are in the 30's-40's for a bit during the winter. Somewhere where snow isn't completely rare, but it doesn't linger for months on end. The grass hasn't been visible in Minnesota since November, and we probably won't see it until April.

1 year ago 02/02/2023 11:05am EST

re: Cold Limit

Cold Limit wrote:
I like the change of seasons, but there is a bit of a limit that is bearable. I live in Minnesota, highs of about 20 are normal this time of year, it is fairly common to have sub 0 lows and highs below 10 at points during the winter. That's just too cold for me, and probably anyone. I'd like a place where lows might reach 20, and typical highs are in the 30's-40's for a bit during the winter. Somewhere where snow isn't completely rare, but it doesn't linger for months on end. The grass hasn't been visible in Minnesota since November, and we probably won't see it until April.

Ive always heard great things about Minnesota, but yeah, I know for a fact I wouldn’t last more than a year with that type of climate.

I live in the Southern Appalachians, where the winters are mild by most standards, but I still feel the need to b*tch and moan starting around January every year. But October and November here are so amazing every year, it would be hard to give that up.

I wonder to what degree people in places like Southern FL or Southern CA miss the Fall season.

1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:00pm EST

re: Am I now a geezer?

Sounds normal to me . All these snowbird a$$holes ruin CA this time of year. Just buy a few homes and be like them. But make sure once you do that, act as arrogant and impolite as possible to the locals, 🌵

1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:23pm EST

re: Am I now a geezer?

I’ve been working outside for just over 4 years now, and I’m over it. I never do runs outside in the cold anymore, all on the treadmill. Used to run daily all through out high school and remember being in love with it, running through the snow in Ottawa, Canada. You can’t even get me to go sit in my hot tub in the winter.

It’s gonna be -26 Celsius tomorrow with 40 kph gusts, and all I can do is dread tomorrow. Nothing cute about freezing your tits off.

1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:58pm EST

re: Cold Limit

Cold Limit wrote:
I like the change of seasons, but there is a bit of a limit that is bearable. I live in Minnesota, highs of about 20 are normal this time of year, it is fairly common to have sub 0 lows and highs below 10 at points during the winter. That's just too cold for me, and probably anyone. I'd like a place where lows might reach 20, and typical highs are in the 30's-40's for a bit during the winter. Somewhere where snow isn't completely rare, but it doesn't linger for months on end. The grass hasn't been visible in Minnesota since November, and we probably won't see it until April.

I was hard core back in the days, ran outside in MN all winter. I also skied and snowshoed and even winter camped in the BWCA. Now? I think about moving south in the winter, but my wife wants nothing to do with that. The most she’ll agree to is a two or three week trip to someplace warm to shorten the winter. At least the days are getting longer.

1 year ago 02/02/2023 10:58pm EST

re: Tel me about it

I had a neighbor who grew up in Rochester Minn. When I asked if he missed it he stated "whenever I miss Minnesota I just open the freezer and put my head in." He eventually moved to Tennessee.

I can't complain about the NY weather but my old bones do.

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