Several years ago, the year that the big comet was in the spring sky, I skied the last two days of the season at Taos - boy, was it windy! At one point I just had to crouch down on my knees, with my back to the wind, for about 10 minutes. Good thing it wasn't all that cold, and I had on a good wind blocking shell. When it comes to cycling, I'll take hills over wind any day! I really notice cross winds with my bladed spokes.