We expected the cold. It was, after all, the Winter Olympics.
But the wind is what has made an impression on many of us visiting Pyeongchang. It's even caused competition schedules to be rewritten.
For a string of days last week, the wind blew steady at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts of 45 mph. Concession stands and security scanners were toppled; temporary tents were blown away.
On the worst day, it looked as if a massive dust storm had descended. Three days later, we were still shaking sand out of our boots.