Poster: A snowHead
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When will it end ......
We are now seemingly entrenched in an 80's revival and the old saying ..."if you were wearing it first time around, you are too old to wear it now" (or something like that) just isnt being adhered to !
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Makes it easy to find the group you are skiing with though!
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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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What, a sort of bright limegreen??
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What Neon fad? Don't recall seeing any more than usual out there. @limegreen1 are you sure you're not trying to justify the regrettable purchase of some eye-scorching luridwear under the cover of being 'on-trend'?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Neon's great. Black is for funerals, brown is the colour of mud, and grey is the colour of old people's hair* ghosts.
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Must dig out my 180 neon face paint. If it hasn't fossilised.
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I must be almost trendy then, just bought some nice bright almost neon yellow ski boots
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I never used Neon.....far to expensive!!
Much cheaper to just use a felt tip pen.
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We saw loads in Tignes when we were there last month. It's pretty glowy anyway, but with goggles when you see it, it's extreme! I quite fancied getting some for the children to make them easier to spot
Pink, orange, yellow and green. I admit I loved it when it was in style in the 80s so I'm obviously going to still love it now - caring about fashion trends has never been my thing anyway..
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I like the neons. They are especially cheering on a dull, grey, day.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Nah, neon is so passé. Tweed is where it's at.......
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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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Neon should definitely make a comeback!
I miss my cool Rodeo gear.
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I'm thinking of changing my username to limegreen2. Not neon though.
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You know it makes sense.
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My ski jacket is BRIGHT yellow and I've been wanting to change it for years, however my wife won't let me as it means she can see me miles away in the mountain.
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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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Fashion is for the hoi poloi. Black will always be cool.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I had neon the first time around my jacket was a Nevica ensemble of fluorescent pink orange and green. I looked a proper Charlie!
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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 had neon the first time around my jacket was a Nevica ensemble of fluorescent pink orange and green. I looked a proper Charlie!
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Oooooh, that is magnificent!
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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've just mounted some FKS bindings in flouro orange and first time out with them it was a bit flat light but they were glowing soo bright! Also on another set of skis the bases are flouro pink on one ski and flouro green on the other, the reflection on the snow when you are skiing is quite impressive.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I always wanted lumi yellow trousers as a teenager in the late 80s. Couldn't afford them or wasn't daring enough by the time I could (or maybe they'd left the shops by then). Stuck with black for years.
Finally in Andorra a couple of years ago, in a shop with heavily discounted gear, decided to treat myself to bright orange trousers, and a helmet (not so bright) to match. My family can recognize me immediately in a crowd. The joke is that I have an orange car (and don't drink alcohol, = orange juice) so the colour is taking over my life, hence my username. I'm still a fashion disaster with my mid-90s (dull blue) Couloir ski jacket, but frankly too old to care.
I'll look even stupider when I use that gear to start boarding again....
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@Alastair Pink, A bet that elderly chap skis like a demon
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So anyway my err mate wants to know where to buy some so does anyone know of any sites that sell them or at least know what brands to look for
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@Swissie, he is that chap!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Alistair Pink I have a better pic of said be-tweeded gentleman
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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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There is a difference between stuff that's just "bright", à la @spyderjon – nothing wrong with that, I have a pair of yellow trousers myself, and the proper "dayglo" stuff which makes the standard brights look rather desaturated in comparison. I'm not sure if goggles make the luminous gear look brighter, but I saw some on the slopes last week and it was horrendously bright
No idea where you get it from though, I'm not sure I want to know!
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@Zero_G, yebbut he does look great in full tweeds - including jacket and necktie - too.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Hurtle, that he does!
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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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Many years ago I went on a tea club trip to Val T. The rep had devised a game to rate ski outfits on a scale of 1-10 for outrageous bright colours. He stated at the beginning that he'd never seen a 10. Well the week went on and we'd seen the odd 8-9 but the elusive 10 eluded us.
On the last day I just glanced something that changed the whole game. There was a Japanese man in the most glaring striped one piece with so many different bright colours that I was sure warranted the true 10 points.
Ok, Tim, I've spotted a 10. No way he said. When he looked round he said, game over. That's not just a 10 but more like a 15. I've never seen a better one. It was truly a wonder to behold.
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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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Black should be banned from the slopes.......(now retreating to a safe distance)
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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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The new stuff isn't neon, the original round of neon kit - face paint, and clothing was truly painful & great fun. I got a Elho neon hat for Christmas in 88 or 89 from my brothers. It made my eyes bleed when I was wearing it, never mind what it did to those around me. The current stuff is just "bright"
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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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@stevepick, there is definitely some proper neon about, it is considerably brighter than the "bright" stuff. Those wearing it look like they've been lit up.
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I think it is a pity that everyone is going with moss green, blacks and browns, it was fun in the 80s when the blue sky, white snow, and multi coloured skiers were on the mountain..lol
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The name of that website, there's no way I'd buy if from there !!
So where did you get that from ? Errr willy Finder.com 😳
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There are so many French teenagers skiing around in neon ski pants that they can't be very difficult to find.....
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If I could ski like a god on two planks I would definitely wear fluorescent pink ski pants. Great for being spotted from the air by a rescue chopper
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