It was a very cold day in Montreal and the rest of Quebec (and the East Coast in the States) yesterday.
After years of making short trips to Montreal, I finally began setting up roots in Montreal (as a second home) -- I truly love the food, people, culture, history, and way of life. (Montreal's Metro is superior to the ones in NYC -- the trains on the Orange Line are so smooth.)
I'm trying to be as intelligent as the life-long Montrealers (and those in Quebec City and throughout Quebec Province) about coping with the winters there. I had an early taste weeks ago and I've been in Montreal in January and February.
I bought a Kanuk -25 degrees Celsius parka with fur (to shield my face) and long underwear at Sports Experts when it was having a sale. I hope they will be enough to keep me warm when I'm outdoor. And I can easily remove the Kanuk parka when I'm inside. If it gets colder than -25, then stay inside
Canada Goose opened its Montreal store last week. I went inside last Saturday during the Christmas Parade. I prefer the Kanuk because it's made in Montreal. I don't need to make any fashion statement by buying an uber expensive Canada Goose coat that starts at C$1,000+ and does the same job of protecting me as a Kanuk coat. (I went to the Kanuk factory store -- very cool. And walked a few blocks to my favorite Portuguese chicken restaurant--Ma Poule Mouillee.)
So, how do you life-long "locals" cope with the harsh winters? I've been told that when the weather turns extremely cold, it will not snow -- true? (I ask because I prefer North Face's Gore-Tex shells that are water proof, but neither Kanuk nor Canada Goose coats are water-proof; they are only water-resistant.)
What do you do to protect your face when the wind-chill is extreme?
PLEASE HELP, I NEED YOUR ADVICE. :hail::thumb:
Where do you keep your summer tires, when you switch to winter tires for your vehicles? What types of winter tires do you prefer? Are 4-wheel or All-wheel drive vehicles really necessary if there are already winter tires? (Buses are great -- thanks to great drivers like our friend "detour". The Metro is excellent. Uber is relatively safe in the summer but in the winter, are they?) I probably won't get a car anytime soon.
For the life of me, I still cannot figure out how ladies can wear a skirt and a long coat in the dead of winter and walk around downtown Montreal, meanwhile my leg bones feel the biting cold even though I'm wearing a wool long underwear and a pair of jeans and heavy socks and long insulated boots. These ladies must have legs of steel! I do love looking at them.
I appreciate any helpful hints to help me survive the Quebec's severe winters, which make me feel more connected.
I understand there are very nice ski resorts about 2 to 3 hours drive from downtown Montreal. Yeah!
After years of making short trips to Montreal, I finally began setting up roots in Montreal (as a second home) -- I truly love the food, people, culture, history, and way of life. (Montreal's Metro is superior to the ones in NYC -- the trains on the Orange Line are so smooth.)
I'm trying to be as intelligent as the life-long Montrealers (and those in Quebec City and throughout Quebec Province) about coping with the winters there. I had an early taste weeks ago and I've been in Montreal in January and February.
I bought a Kanuk -25 degrees Celsius parka with fur (to shield my face) and long underwear at Sports Experts when it was having a sale. I hope they will be enough to keep me warm when I'm outdoor. And I can easily remove the Kanuk parka when I'm inside. If it gets colder than -25, then stay inside
Canada Goose opened its Montreal store last week. I went inside last Saturday during the Christmas Parade. I prefer the Kanuk because it's made in Montreal. I don't need to make any fashion statement by buying an uber expensive Canada Goose coat that starts at C$1,000+ and does the same job of protecting me as a Kanuk coat. (I went to the Kanuk factory store -- very cool. And walked a few blocks to my favorite Portuguese chicken restaurant--Ma Poule Mouillee.)
So, how do you life-long "locals" cope with the harsh winters? I've been told that when the weather turns extremely cold, it will not snow -- true? (I ask because I prefer North Face's Gore-Tex shells that are water proof, but neither Kanuk nor Canada Goose coats are water-proof; they are only water-resistant.)
What do you do to protect your face when the wind-chill is extreme?
PLEASE HELP, I NEED YOUR ADVICE. :hail::thumb:
Where do you keep your summer tires, when you switch to winter tires for your vehicles? What types of winter tires do you prefer? Are 4-wheel or All-wheel drive vehicles really necessary if there are already winter tires? (Buses are great -- thanks to great drivers like our friend "detour". The Metro is excellent. Uber is relatively safe in the summer but in the winter, are they?) I probably won't get a car anytime soon.
For the life of me, I still cannot figure out how ladies can wear a skirt and a long coat in the dead of winter and walk around downtown Montreal, meanwhile my leg bones feel the biting cold even though I'm wearing a wool long underwear and a pair of jeans and heavy socks and long insulated boots. These ladies must have legs of steel!
I do love looking at them. I appreciate any helpful hints to help me survive the Quebec's severe winters, which make me feel more connected.
I understand there are very nice ski resorts about 2 to 3 hours drive from downtown Montreal. Yeah!
