Re: [Paddlewise] Frostbite

From: Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu>
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:05:43 -0800
Maybe it's called frost butt?

BRC

Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>:

> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Despite all the dangers of kayaking, at least I don't have to worry about
>> this!
>> This is why I stopped skiing. That cold weather can be humiliating.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/8m5382
>
>
> This is a bizarre case. Back in the day (ahem!) I skied a lot and it was
> considered common courtesy to flip the seat of a chair lift up so the next
> skier wouldn't have to sit on the snow collected as the chair traveled back
> down the hill for its next load. As we got onto the lift we'd just reach
> back and flip the seat down and sit down all in one movement. This guy must
> not have been very experienced or maybe the customs have changed; we don't
> have many chair lifts in cross-country skiing.
>
> How do you explain a case of butt-frostbite? LOL
>
> Craig Jungers
> Moses Lake, WA
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