Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All,
decided to buy a Goretex jacket and work with layers rather than get an insulated jacket.
Do you guys have any suggestions???
Thinking of spending max £300
Any tips are appreciated.
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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?
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This. Some great deals on Haglofs jackets - lots of Goretex shells to choose from.
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You can pick up some good deals from go outdoors by getting them to beat an online retailer through their price match promise.... I managed to get them to knock £140 off a mountain equipment goretex pro jacket
The beauty of this is you get to try the jackets on before you buy and as I'm sure you're aware that not all jackets are cut the same which makes ordering online some what of a gamble!
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Some superb Fischer jackets in Tamworth TK Maxx today. £180.
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@musher
@TOm Doc
Will I miss anything if I get a jacket without powder skirt?
@tomb
Cannot seem to find many goretex jackets on go outdoors website
@Chris Bish
TKMaxx is always hit and miss....I never find anything on my local stores....
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@redbaron51, a powder skirt is not necessary, if only. Try for gore tex pro if you can.
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Outdoor Action in Blackburn, either go to the store or visit their website, always great deals on last years ME gore-tex, Berghaus, Sprayway etc. Good Gore -tex and layering system you cant go wrong. Go for more durable version of Gore tex for skiing rather than superlight versions.
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Will I miss anything if I get a jacket without powder skirt?
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If you ski off piste in powder a lot then you will probably appreciate a powder skirt. If not and you don't really feel the cold then they are not essential.
Unless you fall over often when they are handy as well
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Got a great deal on a marmot goretex pro shell on Sportpursuit in Oct last year - it's a climbing jacket though, not ski-specific but pockets in the right places and plenty of room for shoulders to move around so worked very well as a ski shell - quite narrow round the waist though. There is zero insulation however - in Cervinia in mid-dec it was fVERYing cold and with merino base + mid layers plus a fleece I was starting to shiver on the lifts - which is not like me! No powder skirt not an issue - I wear a pair of pants with a bib/back so if anything goes up, it just drops out!
If you want a little more insulation, the Haglofs Couloir pro series are excellent (also on Sportspursuit) - Mrs got one of those and they're more than just a membrane, have a stretchy fabric (knd of softshell but not as thick) on the outside and a sort of micro-fibre lining - you'd still need to layer up underneath, but less so than with a pure shell - they're also ski-specific so have powder skirts etc - never actually seen the need for one myself though.
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I have a Norrona Lofoten, and I have to say it really is great. Well made, packs down into a rucksack really well, nice fit and comfortable. Useful helmet compatible hood for when it gets cold. Decently waterproof for those wet skiing days. Breathes well, huge pit vents if needed. Low on storage,but it is a shell and I carry a rucksack most days.
I spent all of last season in a North Face Spineology jacket. Longer than the Norrona, so better powder protection and warmth on cold chairlifts. But not as good build quality, and thicker (but no more warm) fabric so does not pack down so well. Also, the waterproofing gave up after a few weeks: re proofing helped, but it was never as good as new. Nice looking thing, though.
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@harry
How does the lofoten fits? I'm 5.11 10ish st
Is it goretex with insulation? the description says goretex with primaloft.
What do add as layers?
Found a medium at a reasonable price so considering it
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Mine's just a shell, no insulation. I just layer up: any old breathable mid layer will do.
I wear a large, but I am pretty broad and they are slim fitting. Odd fit - I would try before you buy...
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You know it makes sense.
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Goretx not essential. I have a Patagonia with their own label membrane (H2No?) which is performing and wearing well. Was a lot cheaper although I was buying on fit and specification.
Event also reputed to be good.
I thought I'd miss the powder skirt but haven't at all. Even in the lightest, fluffiest powder.
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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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@jbob, +1 for Gore Pro. i have one jacket which is Gore -Pro and and one which is Gore-Active, the difference between the two in terms of durability and waterproofing is crazy. Obviously I use them for different purposes but just from feeling the Gore-PRo you can see it's far superior. It is however a mountaineering jacket (does have a snow skirt) but no insulation, so I find I have to wear thermal base layer and technical fleece and maybe even a Down jacket underneath.
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@under a new name, I have an H2NO Patagonia. It's still going strong after 7-8 years, apart from the 6x6" L shaped tear resulting from a unexpected tree interface. It was Patagonias own brand top of the range fabric, which they claimed compared with Goretex and I've no reason to doubt that. I don't think they make it anymore, their top of the line outerwear is now made of Goretex.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@rogg, still exists, maybe not top of the range though
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@rogg, @under a new name, Brands tend to put products at the top of the range when they have new technologies etc, then as the technology filters through the rest of the range, they often keep the original product but it moves down through the product hierarchy. I have a few products which were once top of the "pyramid" as such once upon a time, but now are classed as middle range as new technology is released.
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@Daleybou1234, or as marketing departments perceive the constituency's ill-informed desires to be...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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hi all
thank you so far for the tips...
"problem" is that there are so many options to choose from that the task becomes really hard.
it is even difficult to make a short-list.
*it seems that investing in one of these waterproof jackets will also add the bonus of wearing while running*
so far:
norrona lofoten
patagonia triolet
patagonia leashless
Arc'teryx Alpha FL
patagonia m10
please help me and add few more to the shortlist
thanks
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