 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All
I'm thinking of buying a shell ski jacket for sking in warmer conditions. Got rather hot the season before last when skiing in my heavy jacket at Easter.
Are there any makes that should be on my list? I'm looking for something of reasonable to good quality without a stratospheric price attached
Any recommedation will be gratefully received!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mountain Equipment Changabang, keep an eye on ebay, slight seconds pop up every now and again. Got mine for well under half list price and took two min to fix the fault, they had got a bit carried away gluing the zip in the inside pocket in place and glued it shut.
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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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If you want a breathable jacket for warm weather, get a soft shell rather than a hard shell.
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I tend to take a hard and a soft shell along, for the really warm spring days the hardshell with a lightweight merino tshirt (Aldi's finest!) under is much more comfortable than a soft shell.
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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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soft shell all the way . . .Cotswold are selling the Rab Exodus jacket at the moment for £79 . . .you'd be daft not to . . .
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I find soft shell jackets too warm generally. Prefer a hard shell one, as can layer up when temperatures drop without looking too rotund. Would strongly recommend Eider as decent quality and not overly expensive, especially in late season sales. Got mine for £150 from Ellis Brigham in mid-March 2010 and it's still going strong.
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@Belch, Thanks for that. Just ordered one. 
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Hi again and thanks for all the tips - I've ordered a Rab Exodus jacket (as suggested by @Belch - thanks!) from Cotswold Outdoors in a snazzy reddish colour. The red one was on offer! I shall also keep an eye out for any hard shell bargains that pop up (i.e TK Max etc)
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@ivorf, I normally get too hot as well. Have just skied the birthday bash in Arabba in a rab exodus jacket. Worked well, breathes much better than hard shell and kept warm when it snowed all day, not waterproof but shed most of the snow / rain and I ended up no wetter than if I'd worn a less breathable hard shell in the rain.
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