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Winter 101 How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Snow Fall 2014 Alex Raki*n MIT Sloan School of Management
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Scope & Summary
• Feet: keep them warm with thick-‐soled shoes • Body: thick wind-‐stopping water-‐proof jacket • Head: cover your ears • Hands: touch-‐screen compaBble gloves • Tricks: protect your lips and skin Disclaimers: -‐ this is a manual for men. I don’t dare to advise ladies on what to wear. But you get the
idea, funcBonality is the same -‐ I do not have equity in any of the brands menBoned; these brands are here for example
only, there definitely are other great garments and shoes out there -‐ use at your own risk; this is based on my own experience in Estonia, Moscow, and Holland,
but yours may be different -‐ and remember: “Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
from the disposal, wiping it off, painBng over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth” (Baz Luhrmann)
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Keep your feet warm and dry!
• Keeping feet warm is essenBal! – cold and/or wet feet are the major source of discomfort and illness
• Thick soles for freezing temperatures – the further you are from the ground, the longer your feet stay warm – addiBonal inner soles are great too
• Fur or other lining for freezing temperatures • Water-‐proof, especially for fall and wet snow season
– membrane* (Goretex) is perfect: takes sweat away, keeps water out – leather is ok, but needs more care – again, thick soles help to keep you dry
• Tall sides and deep protector for snow • Choose +0.5–1 to your regular size (eg 10.5 vs 10 US, or 43 vs 42 EU)
– extra air inside works as insulaBon and keeps you warmer longer – you’ll be able to put on that extra pair of socks 3
*Membranes are graded with waterproofness/breathability numbers. You want the first to be 6,000–10,000 or more
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Shoes: thick soles!
• UlBmate stuff: hiking / mountaineering gear – Asolo, Merell, Marmot, Salomon etc
• If urban design is important, the likes of Timberland and Ecco are good compromises
• Any high boots really, but with thick soles – even Dr. Martens and Grinders
• Add Snowboarding / skiing / trecking socks – great cost/value raBo
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Shoes: common mistakes
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-‐ thin soles -‐ not water resistant -‐ no lining
-‐ thin soles -‐ not water resistant
-‐ thin soles -‐ might be ok
for 0–10C / 30–50F, but not below
-‐ not water resistant -‐ no lining
-‐ thin soles -‐ low sides -‐ no lining
-‐ ok if you’re a pimp
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BTW, Celcius to Farhenheit conversion, finally
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Protect you body from the wind
• They say Boston winters are windy, humid, and below-‐freezing – worst combo possible: chills you to the bones
• Wind is your worst enemy, so your jacket must be a wind-‐stopper – high-‐collar and hood – cover your ass (no, winter is no Bme to be sexy)
• Water-‐proof, esp for fall – look for membranes (again, Goretex)
• Fleece or wool lining is nice – but wind stopping is more important – you can always put an extra sweater underneath – if you want to ride a bike in the winter, sacrifice the extra fleece,
focus on wind stopping – you’re going to sweat anyway • Under the outer jacket: fleece jacket is super useful
– for extreme cases, use thermal underwear as well 7
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Jackets: thick windstoppers
• Again, mountaineering gear is the best funcBonally – Northface, Marmot, Lowe Alpine etc
• Snowboarding / skiing gear is good – but if you have that, you shouldn’t need to
read this • For fall, focus on water repelling • For winter, focus on wind stopping and fleece
– some people like down coats, but I wouldn’t go too fluffy – it’s for long-‐Bme freeze resistance, so unless you’re going to sleep in a park, you should be ok
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Jackets: common mistakes
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-‐ open neck -‐ not water resistant -‐ no hood -‐ not warm enough
-‐ ok if you’re a pimp
-‐ may or may not be water resistant
-‐ no hood -‐ too short
-‐ not water resistant -‐ no hood -‐ too short -‐ not warm enough
-‐ not water resistant -‐ no hood -‐ not warm enough
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Hands: a lot of opBons
• That’s very personal, so a lot of opBons – leather with some lining is usually enough – fleece is good and durable – thinsulate membrane is great, though mine
never survived more than one season
• Make sure they’re touch-‐screen compaBble: having to take your gloves off to take a call is the worst! – yes, the technology is there! – old-‐school opBon: finger-‐less gloves or
transformers
• Consider mihs, if you’re sensiBve, they are much, much warmer 10
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Head: cover your ears
• Head is important to cover – a lot of opBons: wool, fleece, leather, combinaBons – just make sure it’s properly ahached and is not gone with the wind
• You really want to cover your ears, they’ll freeze first – so I wouldn’t go for caps and fedoras, fancy as they are
• A woolen scarf will never hurt – though some people opt to omit that, esp with high collars
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Tricks: protect your skin when it’s freezing
• Chap sBck (or alike) – wind and cold will make your lips
dry in an instant – yes, it’s there for men too
• Moisturizing cream for face and hands – same reason – yes, laugh now
• Well, beard is a good opBon
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UlBmate protecBon for extreme cases –20C/0F and below
• Thermal underwear
• Polartec fleece
• Snowboarding / skiing / trecking socks
• Mountaineering boots
• Thick membrane jacket with fleece lining
• (Snowboarding) mihs • Balaclava
• Ushanka
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Takeaways
• Keep your feet warm and dry • Thick soles, water-‐resistant shoes • Thick, wind-‐ and water-‐resistant jackets • Thermal underwear, fleeces are very useful • Cover your ears • Touchscreen compaBble gloves
And, finally, DO NOT drink vodka outside to get warm! – come to my place, I’ll serve it properly
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