If we could be 100% certain of weather three weeks in advance, we would be rich. I use this site for averages: http://weather.msn.com/daily_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:CHXX0116&q=Shanghai%2c+CHN+forecast:averagesd&weai=3. For long range forecasts I use accuweather.com.
Cross-Country Skiing Burns More. Burning about 381 calories in 60 minutes of snowboarding provides a slower caloric burn than some other forms of winter exercise. A 160-pound person burns about 533 calories in an hour of slow-paced cross-country skiing and about 419 calories in 60 minutes of light ice skating. The caloric burn from light snowboarding is equivalent to that of light downhill skiing. Related Reading: How to Estimate the Total Calories You Burned While Running.
Best Answer: The thing about skiing is that you do it for hours and hours -- 9AM to 4PM (7 hours) with say 1.5 hours break. That's a lot of up and down motion, and pushing off, etc. Then you are out in the cold. Here are two calorie estimators for different activities. Both ask for your weight. The second adds in intensity.