Re: Coldest temperature you've ever camped in?

My coldest was on Mt Jacinto in San Bernandino Mts. Veteran's day weekend 1979. The first day was 60 degrees. A front came through that night and I woke up and my A-16 expedition tent was around my ears with 3 foot of snow on top. We were at about 9500 ft elevation. The temperature had dropped to -6 degrees. We packed up walked the ridge for 5 miles til we got to our vehicle which was buried (8000 ft elevation). We stayed there for 3 days with plenty of food (and a gallon of Jack) until a chained four wheel drive truck being pulled by a CAT gave us a ride to nearest ridge they had set up for Helicopter pickup to Palm Springs. We picked up our truck the following week (it was back to 70 degrees). A boy scout troup who had been at the same campsite was not so lucky. One of the boys did not wake up and they were wearing tennis shoes. This was not the environment for this attire.