 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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I just use a pair of eVent KSB walking boots.
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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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Walking boots or shoes work for me. You really want something waterproof that is strong and grippy enough to get traction on steep icy paths. If your going out boots fit the bill then great. It's surprising how often people fall and get injured just walking around the resort. I've seen several girls turning up with very unsuitable footwear, with heels.
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A pair of Gore-tex walking boots does the trick for me, but if you're a fashion concious girl, a pair of Timberlands should be fine.
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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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@Afterlight, Welcome to snowHeads.
The social scene in ski resorts is anything but dressy. Most people go out in jeans and a top and you do need "sensible" footwear. You will also need to wear a ski jacket if going out. Every year there are tragedies when youngsters get lost or pass out and die of hypothermia. It really can be -25 at night and you have to take care.
A pair of lightweight walking boots are what is needed. Wear them on the plane and save weight in your baggage. Same goes for ski jacket.
Apologies if I sound like your Dad!
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It's snowing heavily and temperatures are dropping, warm snow boots with good traction will be useful.
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Defo waterproof ones if poss - damp shoes - eeewwwww - if you are in the centre of the resort it wont be too bad as they are normally good at clearing walkways - but if you are just outside then it could mean walking up hill - have fun
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I have a pair of tall Timberland snow boots, furry lined with waterproof foot part and a good tread underfoot. You need to think warm, dry and walkable in for icy or snowy paths. Some resorts - Val d'Isere for example - don't like to salt paths and even the main streets can be tricky underfoot.
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If you have a pair of reasonable approach or walking boots they,ll do Ok.
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| Chris Bish wrote: |
@Afterlight, Welcome to snowHeads.
The social scene in ski resorts is anything but dressy. Most people go out in jeans and a top and you do need "sensible" footwear. You will also need to wear a ski jacket if going out. Every year there are tragedies when youngsters get lost or pass out and die of hypothermia. It really can be -25 at night and you have to take care.
A pair of lightweight walking boots are what is needed. Wear them on the plane and save weight in your baggage. Same goes for ski jacket.
Apologies if I sound like your Dad!
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I second all of the above, a pair of good boots are worth the money because you can use them for years, and you can wear them at home when the weather gets sloppy
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Funnily enough I have a pair of seriously meaty, poo-poo kicking Timberland boots with incredibly chunky soles, and they are utterly useless on snow as the compound is too hard. Soft and rubbery is luvverly.
@Afterlight, No, you don't need snow boots, just walking type boots. Nothing special.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Pretty much anything will do as long as they're waterproof and have decent grip.
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@Afterlight, welcome too. To echo @Chris Bish, waterproof boots with grippy soles. To echo @foxtrotzulu, ideally, you need GOOD boots, rather than special snow boots. Chunky soles work here, but not on glassy black ice in the Alps. (Err, nothing works on glassy black ice????) What makes them good is Vibram soles (forget about people arguing about running shoes, that's not relevant here), buy some walking boots with either leather or goretex uppers (note you don't need both, leather is pretty waterproof if you take care of it) and a Vibram sole. If you are really really scared of slipprery ice, then you can buy strap-on spikes to help you to grip further. Fashion boots are not the answer.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Afterlight, No.
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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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It depends on where you are going.
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Poster: A snowHead
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We are here at the moment and I wore my converse the day we travelled and even though there wasn't much snow in resort that day my toes were frozen, so converse and kids runners have been packed away for return journey. For me snow boots are a must in resort as you will also need a good grip sole.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@geoff10, I second the use of a Vibram sole, I have a pair of Gore-tex trail shoes with Vibram soles and reckon I could walk up walls in them!!
Outdoor brands like Berghaus or such are probably a good shout.
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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 have some Merrell ones which are also relatively stylish (for an old bird like me) Otherwise I wear my walking boots. I've been to some places where there isn't a whiff of snow on the pavements in resort and others where there's a lot of packed snow and/or ice.
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Ignore the above, you need moon boots. It's (still) the only way to roll in a ski town. 
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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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@stuarth, Absolutement!! Nothing else will do. And sparkly is definitely best.
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I have a pair of these bad ass arctic things (rated to -51°C!!) that I bought cheap in Bicester for my first season:
I acutally just use skate shoes everywhere though. You don't need anything special - anything that you'd wear on a rainy day in the UK is fine.
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I have vibram soles on two pairs of footwear - trust me, vibram does not preclude comedy-tragedy slippage on ice!
If you're going to the average European ski town/village/resort, normal shoes are absolutely fine as long as they have a thick-ish sole (for insulation) and space for warm woolly socks. The sidewalks are usually well trampled and it is a rare occasion when you have to treck ankle- or knee-deep through snow. You have to worry more about ice than snow.
Just look at what the locals wear, normal shoes. The people wearing moon boots and Sorels are usually the tourists.
If you're going to Canada then all bets are off and only sheepskin-lined trout-fishing waders will do
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| Jonpim wrote: |
@stuarth, Absolutement!! Nothing else will do. And sparkly is definitely best.
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Haha, It looks like it should be one of those sleeves to keep Champagne bottles cool
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I thought that was the whole point of snowboarding ....
Just wear your snowboard boots every where. .. unless they are the hard ski boot type ... but they dont do them anymore do they?
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Soft cheap fabric boots are fine. What is more, if you avoid the ones with metal bits to hold the laces you usually get away with not having to take them off in security at the airport. These little details count!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Are hunter wellies out of the question?
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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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@DrLawn, they are still out there but you have to team them with an open to the waist fartbag, at minimum of one article of clothing with a Norwegian flag on it and a at least a level-3 or Ted Kaczynski class beard.
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You know it makes sense.
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Hunters may be very fashionable in Chelsea and have good grip on snow. Wearing Hunters you'll need very thick socks to keep your feet warm and thy're not easy to dance in.
Don't wear trainers wear ankle length walking boots.
Don't go out in T-Shirts and shorts and don't have so much drink that you get lost or fall into a river. In the past some students have been casualties to the low temperatures, please dress sensibly for the very cold weather.
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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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A pair of Gore-tex walking boots does the trick for me, but if you're a fashion concious girl, a pair of Timberlands should be fine.
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Who said it was a girl??
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Poster: A snowHead
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@shredder, "my usual chunky going out boots" is what led me to believe it is. I don't know to many guys that wear them, though I could be wrong!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Daleybou1234, one word: hipsters
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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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Believe it or not, I am a girl. 
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'snowboarding lessons '
That kinda gave it away 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Zero_G, We don't have them 'up north'
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@Afterlight
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Are hunter wellies out of the question?
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Yes, in all circumstances, as they are now Chinese mass produced cr@p. Plus, you'll get horrible chillblains. Trust me, I speak from bitter experience...... 
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"my usual chunky going out boots" is what led me to believe it is. I don't know to many guys that wear them, though I could be wrong!
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You don't wear your snowboard boots to the pub?? All year round, gotta make it look like I'm a seasonaire when I hit the slopes!!
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Afterlight, I assumed you were a woman even though "chunky going out boots" could be quite masculine. I wear my work shoes on account of them having nice soft, thick soles. Steel toecaps get a bit chilli though.
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