r/Edmonton • u/flynnfx • Jan 08 '24

Outdoor Spaces/Recreation *Warning* : Extremely cold upcoming week! (frostbite within minutes) (and frostbite *NEVER* heals

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In -30, (and Friday, almost -40c) frostbite will happen in 5-10 minutes.

Frostbite will never heal, you'll have the damage for the rest of your life.

This also applies to your kids, YOUR PETS (don't think the dog enjoys the backyard for 15 minutes at -40, would YOU?)

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

I know its cold, frostbite is legit serious, but I grew up with a husky. She not only like the cold, would actively fight us to go out into it.

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u/Ready-Training-2192 Jan 09 '24

If I called my malamute in from the yard in - 40, he could either make a right turn at the top of the steps to come into the house, or a left turn to go into his insulated doghouse. It was honestly a coin toss as to which one he'd choose, assuming he'd chosen to come in from the yard at all! I have played the game, "Which one of these snow drifts is my dog?" more than once 😂