Water temp was low 30s and the windchill factor brought air temp equivalent to close to zero. Plungers had to navigate frozen heaps of ice and sand, the residue of a lakefront frozen until 24 hours earlier. Quite a few crossed the line in the sand from "This is fun!" to "Never again!"
Plunge protocol requires workout suits (or less, in the case of intrepid bikini-clad dippers), but Open Water Chicago has a nice report of a wetsuited swim earlier in the day with pictures that show ambient environment: http://openwaterchicago.com/
Bayfield, WI, has a costumed plunge in March as part of its Winter Festival: http://bayfield.org
Pictures of your special plunge are welcome!
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Have done polar bear plunges in the Puget Sound in past years (water temp 46 degrees). Cheated a little this year with my plunge in Park City, Utah. Outside air temp was -11 with a chill factor of -22. The cheat part was the water temp of +85 in the pool. Great way to get a new year going.
movies.island-escape.com/2011polarbear.wmv
Have done polar bear plunges in the Puget Sound in past years (water temp 46 degrees). Cheated a little this year with my plunge in Park City, Utah. Outside air temp was -11 with a chill factor of -22. The cheat part was the water temp of +85 in the pool. Great way to get a new year going.
movies.island-escape.com/2011polarbear.wmv
