Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone, new to the forum, hope to be a long term member having recently had the urge to get back into skiing. Been buying my snow gear and have purchased a north face jacket and pants.
Question is to do with the ski pants, got them at a great price so would rather keep them and not return them as they dont stock my size, which is Large with long leg according to north face sizing charts.
I have bought a large in regular, 2 inches shorter in inseam length, trying them on the bottom of the pants are just off the floor in a pair of shoes, just touching with no shoes.
Seeing as I havent yet been on the slopes yet what length of pant should I be looking taking into account ski boots and bending but still long enough to keep the snow out.
Asking now because they still have the £140 label on them to return if needed.
I know great first post eh but a genuine question to all in the know.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to SH.
In my experience you just buy your normal sort of size, eg I buy medium in most trousers, even though they are a little large for my waist, cause I can't get my thighs into small (too big from cycling ).
But just touching the floor with no shoes sounds fine to me. All of my sallopettes are the same - just scraping the floor with no shoes.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Abarth_1200, sounds good to me too. Any longer and you will shred the bottoms of your ski pants when you are walking around out of ski boots.
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@Abarth_1200, it's actually the snow gaiter which keeps the snow out, so the length of the trouser legs is not so much of an issue. Just make sure the gaiter comes over the top of the cuff on your boot.
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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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igLou wrote: |
@Abarth_1200, sounds good to me too. Any longer and you will shred the bottoms of your ski pants when you are walking around out of ski boots. |
Just turn the bottoms over. The elastic from the gaiter holds it in place nicely and keeps the bottoms out of the snow. Simples
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Hey, thanks for the replies.
Going to keep them then, the gaiters are shorter then the outside leg but only an inch so should still fit past boots, trying to remember how big the boots are I think I should be ok going from your responses.
Thanks again!
Stand by for more daft questions...
Anyone from the highlands of Scotland frequent this forum by any chance
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