DD - November isn't really that cold in Green Bay, especially early in November (the AZ game is Nov 4th). It's really more fall-like than winter-like at that point. Deer hunting (rifle) season doesn't begin until Thanksgiving week, and most years the hunters are grousing because there's no snow on the ground, even far north of Green Bay. Plus, Green Bay's proximity to Lake Michigan tends to keep the temps a little warmer well into winter (the water temps don't fall quickly until it really gets cold). Honestly, even if you caught a freakishly below average Nov 4th, it still wouldn't be all that cold. A pair of decently insulated boots, long underwear and a few layers of light clothing beneath a coat and you would be fine (hat and gloves too), even on the coldest day. I've been to some very cold games at Lambeau, but they were all in late December or early January.
The seating at Lambeau is on aluminum bleachers (unless you are in the indoor luxury boxes), and they pack people in pretty tight, which also helps everyone stay warm. There are a few key factors in staying warm at Packer home games:
1). Keep your feet and your head warm. If your feet are toasty there is no need for your body to constrict the blood vessels to your extremities in order to protect the vital organs in your thorax, so you stay warmer all around. A lot of heat leaves the body through the head and neck, so a knit hat is a good thing (and a scarf, if it's really cold).
2). Keep your backside off the aluminum bleacher benches! Any decent sporting goods store in Wisconsin sells seat pads that attach to the bleachers for about $10. Or you can rent seats that attach to the benches right at the stadium (those provide some support for the lower back as well).
3). Watch the booze intake.
Honestly, I was at the '96 NFC Championship game (which is the second coldest game ever, behind the ice bowl), and I made it through three quarters of the game with no gloves and only a baseball cap on my head. In recent years, they have built luxury boxes around the top of the north side of the stadium, which really helped block those north winds.
Early November is the perfect time to see a game at Lambeau - not too hot, not too cold - just right!
Plus, as a gold package season ticket holder, I've got tix to the AZ game this year!
The seating at Lambeau is on aluminum bleachers (unless you are in the indoor luxury boxes), and they pack people in pretty tight, which also helps everyone stay warm. There are a few key factors in staying warm at Packer home games:
1). Keep your feet and your head warm. If your feet are toasty there is no need for your body to constrict the blood vessels to your extremities in order to protect the vital organs in your thorax, so you stay warmer all around. A lot of heat leaves the body through the head and neck, so a knit hat is a good thing (and a scarf, if it's really cold).
2). Keep your backside off the aluminum bleacher benches! Any decent sporting goods store in Wisconsin sells seat pads that attach to the bleachers for about $10. Or you can rent seats that attach to the benches right at the stadium (those provide some support for the lower back as well).
3). Watch the booze intake.
Honestly, I was at the '96 NFC Championship game (which is the second coldest game ever, behind the ice bowl), and I made it through three quarters of the game with no gloves and only a baseball cap on my head. In recent years, they have built luxury boxes around the top of the north side of the stadium, which really helped block those north winds.
Early November is the perfect time to see a game at Lambeau - not too hot, not too cold - just right!
Plus, as a gold package season ticket holder, I've got tix to the AZ game this year!
