 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Great quality stuff. We've been bone dry after a day in really heavy snow and others moaning that they're soaked and cold in their Spyder gear 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Great quality stuff |
Not yet tried the ski gear - but mountain biking and hiking clobber and self-inflating camping mats (all at a fraction of the cost of branded stuff) have been well road-tested with excellent results.
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Yup - everything we've had has been excellent for the money, and lasted until bored with, rather than worn out!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I like the merino thermals, got some more today. I also got some gloves which will be good as a spare pair. I looked at the waterproofness of some of the jackets and trousers and they were all a max of 5000mm, something was 2000mm. I have no intention to buy them but that doesn't sound great, doesn't seem too bad for the price though. They go pretty quickly, I went about 3pm and there were hardly any of the merino thermals left, only a few large/extra larges of men and womens.
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Went at lunchtime and mine was mobbed. It was like a jumble sale. Got a helmet for my daughter with a funky LED built in, some cheap socks for the kids and a ski suit for my 5 year old for £16. Can't go wrong at that price! Got myself their merino/silk socks which are excellent at £5 a pair.
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like alicie, I bought some merino thermals.......
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I have been using the Aldi stuff for three years, it works well and I have never been cold or wet.
I bought a set yesterday. Jacket, trousers and gloves from the "pro" lite shell range all for under £90!
They fit great and look like they should have an expensive label on them.
I will just put the first set on a hanger in my ski room incase we have a guest who needs them.
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Picked up some kids socks at £1.99 for 2 pairs and a gloss black kids goggles with amber double lens...both great value/quality.
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I got a pair of Aldi salopettes about five years ago for £9. They are still going strong.......although a bit slack around the waist..... 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Had a look in yesterday although I didn't have any money on me at the time. Was thinking of getting some merino thermals, glad to hear they are good
Anyone tried the adults goggles? They're very cheap so I wonder what the quality is like.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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iMacThere4iAm, The merino thermals are very good, kept me warm today.
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Have had 5 trips to Aldi over the weekend to 4 different branches to try to get hold of some salopettes for my partner. Sadly none of the branches had them in his size  Picked up some socks for him & some mittens for myself though, so not completely wasted trips.
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You know it makes sense.
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| iMacThere4iAm wrote: |
| Anyone tried the adults goggles? They're very cheap so I wonder what the quality is like. |
I bought some Oakley goggles a couple of weeks ago, sale price £75.00. They are poly/plastic frame, twin yellow lense (permisson). They are comfy and intensify colours nicely but I wouldn't think they cost more than 50p to produce.
Point being that the Aldi goggles are probably as good for a tenner and they still have a nice mark up..
which makes me look a complete idiot 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Popped into Aldi on Thursday, I was impressed with the look of this kit, mine is old and no longer waterproof so I got a jacket & sallopettes.
Was impressed with the jacket, nice pockets, a decent waist bund and long cuffs in the sleeves.
Got home an put the receipt up safe and later in the evening tried it all on, the wife checked the receipt ... 2 pairs of £16.99 salopettes !! they didn;t swipe the jacket, they just swiped the salopettes - twice !! no wonder it felt cheap...
The wife was impressed so went later to Aldi herself and go a really nice jacket - black with green flashing - really swish..
I am a convert to Aldi and will pop in more often...
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Poster: A snowHead
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+1 for all the comments re merino baselayers - have bought quite a few over the last
few years, and all still giving sterling service. It is a bit of a scrum to get them though,
especially the non-"pro" stuff
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I went to the local Aldi and they still had some of the cycling merino baselayers left at half price look the same as the ski stuff just need to dig deep in the clearance section worth a try
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Our local Aldi got broken into last night.
Apparently all the Christmas cakes were stollen.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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@sequoiaboard, 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@sequoiaboard, hehe 
Lidl had some skiing odds and ends when I popped in today, the goggles looked better than the Aldi ones so for £7.99 I got another pair. Will test them next month and review afterwards.
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| skiluvva wrote: |
| Great quality stuff. We've been bone dry after a day in really heavy snow and others moaning that they're soaked and cold in their Spyder gear |
then it's fake Spyder gear, worth the money for genuine, no, but you'd never get wet in the genuine stuff.
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We had some freezing-fog conditions and heavy snowfall in the 3 Vallées earlier this week, all my buddies spent the day moaning about their steamed up or frozen £100 goggles but my £7.99 Lidl pair were perfect - comfortable fit, clear vision and not a trace of steaming. They even look good! If I have any criticism it's that the snazzy rainbow mirror coating picks up fingerprints very easily. To clean the lenses I can recommend Lidl's disposable spectacle wipes (£1 for 50) 
The neutral tint on mine is excellent in sunny weather but doesn't help to enhance the shadows in flat lighting conditions. For less than the price of a mountain beer, I'd just get an amber tinted second pair for those days.
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Not to mention the Merino wool base layers, keeping me warm, dry and moderately fragrant despite a couple of days' wear.
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| Standee wrote: |
| skiluvva wrote: |
| Great quality stuff. We've been bone dry after a day in really heavy snow and others moaning that they're soaked and cold in their Spyder gear |
then it's fake Spyder gear, worth the money for genuine, no, but you'd never get wet in the genuine stuff. |
So true, bone dry and warm.
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Picked up a jacket at the weekend as a 'spare' reduced to £9.99 due to end of season (!)
Looks OK and very comfortable / lightweight - at that price couldn't say no! Will test drive in March and report back
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Our local shop was having a weekend clearance sale when I went to do the weekly shop today. Lots of ski leftovers at silly prices, and I licked up Merino top and bottoms - priced £10.99, crossed out and replaced with £6.99, crossed out and replaced with £5.99 - and when I got to the till they had been priced wrong - actually £3.99 each! They aren't as good as Icebreaker or Smartwool, but they are one tenth the price!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Picked up a pair of soft shell pants yesterday £8.99
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Nothing wrong with Aldi merino or softshell, I've been using them for years everywhere from Scotland to above 3000m in the Alps and they have performed every bit as much more expensive stuff I own.
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You know it makes sense.
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Picked up on Saturday, from the Clearance section in our Aldi - salopettes for my 15 year-old son (who, for the past 4/5 years has managed to get one week out of his ski gear before outgrowing it....) - original price was £29.99 which already isn't bad for the quality, but paid the princely sum of £3.49 They'll fit him next year, unless he insists on outstripping all earlier growth spurts, in which case, they'll go on Ebay!
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