 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone got a good idea for trousers for dryslopes?
I've been wearing shorts all summer. Those long ones that come to mid shin. I usually have ski socks, knee pads and compression shorts on, which pretty much join up, so the trousers are really just for decency and to stop me looking like a ski racer wannabe!
Now that we've moved out of shorts weather I'm wondering what to wear. The shorts are thin so they don't matter getting wet. Jeans are too heavy and don't go over my pads. Salopettes are way too hot. I tried a pair of baggy track bottoms but I looked like one of those old guys that are trying too hard.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Try and see if you can find a pair of softshell pants cheap in the clearance section on sites. They're very breathable.
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Uninsulated ski pants work well. Lower legs can get quite wet due to sprinklers or spray from the slope after rain so some water resistance is handy.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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What about 'site trousers' from somewhere like Screwfix ? Some have knee pad pockets built-in. Not the height of fashion.....but made for 'harsh environments'.
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Sportpursuit have Berghaus trousers in their sales at the minute which may suit. That is where I got my softshell trousers from which I plan to be using when we go in April as last season I just found my normal ski trousers FAR too hot at that time of year.
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DB great idea. I've got a GoOutdoors about a mile from where I sit.
Mosha Marc and balernoStu that was what I was looking for but they were coming in a bit expensive. I was trying to justify them as a new pair for snow too.
I'm learning freestyle at a fairly late stage in life, so I fall over quite a lot. And on that basis I want to keep the cost down until I'm competent.
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henzerani, try the Tog24 shop, I got uninsulated Cocona ski pants for around £70 which are waterproof breathable and have a bit of stretch. Not sure how durable they are yet, perhaps not enough for learning freestyle on plastic! Online they're £130 so I could just have been lucky with timing.
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If I'm free skiing on plastic I'm usually in boot cut jeans.
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If your dry slope is anything like the one in Edinburgh that I occasionally ski then I'd recommend motorcycle trousers. Have a look at your local Hein Gericke shop or failing that just whatever local bike shop is nearest. Bike gear is waterproof, warm and tough. Easy to get with hip and knee armour if you want it. Bike gloves are good for dry slopes too.
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henzerani, motocross pants. Tough and fit well with your protection.
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What he said: jeans. Anything'll work though. If it's sub-zero I suppose you could use ski gear, but it's not usually.
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You know it makes sense.
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Jeans get cold and wet. I know. Used to ski Hillend weekly. Driving rain, wind chill and jeans are not a happy mix, even if you just MTFU cos you're 15.
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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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under a new name, ah, but I don't ski in the rain.
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Poster: A snowHead
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On dry slopes rain or not, if the mist system works and you are doing a good few hours you will still get some water ingress into the boots and in heavy rain well skiing in water filled wellies is a good comparison. So waterproof trousers are not that essential.
Cheap and cheerful is best and basic zipped shell bottoms/jogging bottoms from places like sports direct are fine and at £10 to a max of £30 are you really that bothered if they get ripped ? They will fit over your ski boots as well. Joggers when wet because they are light are not uncomfortable also they dry reasonably quickly, they do not restrict movement in any way. Most times I use joggers in the fridge rather than ski pants, and always use them on dryslopes.
Jeans are useless you will be lucky to find a pair that fit over your ski boots, any water from rain or the misting system will make them uncomfortable so IMO avoid them at all cost.
Anything not covering the boot is asking for water filled boots.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| AndAnotherThing.. wrote: |
| under a new name, ah, but I don't ski in the rain. |
If you ski on a plastic slope you're missing the best by not skiing in rain! Actually recent rain is good too as the slope and ground may still be wet. Hillend was just wet enough this afternoon after rain yesterday.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| balernoStu wrote: |
| AndAnotherThing.. wrote: |
| under a new name, ah, but I don't ski in the rain. |
If you ski on a plastic slope you're missing the best by not skiing in rain! |
Nah, best is in the evening as the frost comes down 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| AndAnotherThing.. wrote: |
| balernoStu wrote: |
| AndAnotherThing.. wrote: |
| under a new name, ah, but I don't ski in the rain. |
If you ski on a plastic slope you're missing the best by not skiing in rain! |
Nah, best is in the evening as the frost comes down |
Maybe good in the evening but a hard frost in the morning is less favourable as the sprinklers freeze up!
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everyone else runs for cover and you have your own personal ski slope with an audience that can't go anywhere 