I love to scuba dive and have made dives in water as cold as 38 degrees (I don't ice dive!) Hypothermia can be life threatening whether it comes from cold air and wind, ice and snow, or water. If you get to the point where shivering ceases, and words (or thoughts) are hard to form, it's past time to seek warmth. Reaction time and judgment can be impaired, along with motor skills and the ability to physically complete necessary actions. Protecting your skin, and preventing heat loss, especially from your head (where alot of body heat dissipates) is essential. Once you are chilled, stopping to warm up is the only safe move. Of course, some of us have taken preventative measures to make sure that hypothermia never becomes a problem again. We live in the deep south, and ride whenever we want to! Steve Perry once said it nicely in a song: "Nyah, Nyah, Nyah, Nyahhh, Nyahhh!!!"
