 Poster: A snowHead
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@Penry,
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a pair of 20k rated Fischer trousers in an orange so searingly bright you can see them from 5 miles away. In dense fog. At night.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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I disagree on the quality, and I'd far rather pay £50 for a second hand quality brand than the same or more on a high street brand under any circumstances .
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TK Maxx have some deals on Helly Hansen trousers. Other than that take a look at SportPursuit.com
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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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@bobcat, I find some shell/mid layer combinations don't have a lot of pockets, so work best for those who carry a pack when skiing. If you prefer not to, you might want to look at ski jackets /salopettes that have enough pockets to carry whatever you need.
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I have mixed opinions on the shell v insulated controversy. I do both, but according to how I feel on the day. I think the layering + shell comes more from the touring / slogging uphill on foot or ski where you'd overheat in an insulated jacket. This generally means wearing a rucksack. For the majority of the time, lift served skiing will be perfectly served by a traditional insulated jacket, probably with only a base layer under it. If I get too warm, I use the pit zips.
I also dislike having to remove 3 layers in a cafe when enjoying my Bombardino, or the inevitable scutter with braces over layers, inside the salopettes or outside.
Of course if you already own a shell, then that's great, but there's no way it's as convenient as a decent ski jacket.
I'm happy to wear insulated salopettes with long underwear (knee length) but wouldn't wear long John's with them. I also have shell pants in goretex, which will sometimes get 3/4 length underwear but I prefer the shell pants.
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@Roguevfr, good note, I’m with you on the shell jacket we seriously lookedcat at it but decided that stripping of to have a van show or lunch wasn’t for us, we have insulated jackets, I wear two layers the weight of my midlayer changes depending on conditions, Mrs R goes from 3, we both have neck warmers for when it breezy. We both have insulated trousers and wear threequater longjohns underneath.
@bobcat, The Peak Performance jacket would be a good choice, Sportspursuit have Isobaa merion base and midlayers on sale https://tinyurl.com/ydda72q4, yes that is my personalised url  they also have Arc’teryx jackets and trousers.
You also asked about ski passes, our current and previous jackets have pass pockets on the sleve, brilliant ! No messing about trying to get your chest in the right position or getting your hips positioned correctly for the reader.
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We have talked about it and think that an insulated jacket is the way to go for the same reasons you said. Handily there's free returns if you pay with PayPal so I think we'll try a few.
@radar very impressive personalised url! (I have no idea what this really means) but is it supposed to link to a product? Because it doesn't. It links to a settings page of some kind.
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@bobcat, I use Tiny URL quite a lot to shorten links.
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