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I’m very sorry to inform you that at those temperatures you’d be frozen to death. But even once you came out with some cool (hot?) solution for this nicety, you
by yuchi 11y ago
I’m very sorry to inform you that at those temperatures you’d be frozen to death. But even once you came out with some cool (hot?) solution for this nicety, you still couldn’t ski/snowboard. That’s because the snow on earth is relatively close to 0°C, and therefore in that particular stage where ice is lighter (it has more volume) than liquid water. If you apply pressure to it it’s easier for the ice to go back to the liquid state and therefore giving you the ability to ski.
At those temperatures it would be as snowboarding on sand. Which is a very loved sport, but not that easy.
- cgriswald 11y agoThe sandiness of the snow might not be much an issue in Pluto's low gravity. It would be a bit like skiing on tiny marbles, but with lots of time to recover your balance. He won't be setting any landspeed records, though. The real problem is getting there and back in time for the end of your two week vacation.
- yuchi 11y agoDidn’t thought of it! Let’s solve that timing issue!
- jessaustin 11y agoI think the snow they're discussing consists of frozen nitrogen, but you're right that the nitrogen phase diagram is not as interesting as that of water at habitable temperatures and pressures.
- Dylan16807 11y agoI was under the impression that snowboarding did not reach very high pressures. Does it actually liquefy the water? I thought it just mattered that the snow was 'relatively' lightly packed for purposes of absorbing shock.
- yuchi 11y agoAFAIK the fact that you see the snow getting shiner and smoother once you pass on it skiing comes from the fast liquefaction and solidification happening.