That's real. Alot of people don't understand that cold is very dry. Here in Minnesota we average about 60" of snow in an average winter. That equates to 6" of water over 3+ months. That's more like desert climate. Just colder. Just before winter. In November as temps fall, but we still have higher humidity and moisture. It produces that bone chilling cold. -10° low humidity winter weather is stinging on exposed skin of longer duration. (The colder, the shorter the duration.) If you are adequately covered? And it's light winds? It can actually be pleasant.