If you water quench between tempering cycles...

[noseoil]

Is that the white stuff you see in pictures? I've seen some images of it, but don't have much experience myself. I'm sure it must exist, because I see it on the news at night this time of year & people post pictures of it all the time now. Tim, the "baked apple" Tucson, Az.

 

[kuraki]

My avatar photo is from a winter camping trip I did in January 2014, in the BWCA. We managed to pick the coldest week of that winter. When we snowshoed in, it was -20F and 20mph winds. Getting off the lakes and into the woods was a blessing even though it was switching from hardpack to unbroken trail. I think it only broke 0F once while we were there, but the wind died so it wasn't that bad.

Now, waking up at 5am because the fire died and the temp in the tent is -5F in nothing but your long johns, that was motivating. It was fun and I ended up mounting that walleye. The only fish we caught haha. Marched miles with snowshoes and toboggans, drilled I don't know how many holes through 24-30 inches of ice by hand, and only caught one fish. :beaten:

I love winter. I need to get back into shape to go again. It's a lot more physically demanding than a summer canoe trip, if only for the amount of gear you need to haul.

That AZ summer stuff, that would kill me.

 

[Jesenius]

The Canadians wait for -40F to do the instant snow trick. It works at -25 and below, but it works best at -40.
Bring a pot of water to boiling.Qquickly take it outside and throw the water up in the air. It won't rain scalding water on you ... it will explode into snow.

hahaha, in Oymyacon at Siberia they need to wait for Spring to rise temeprature to -40F(C). Funny part starts at 21:40...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KInXvWoq9U