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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Interesting question. I have no idea, though I find the tea-bag warmers good myself, and have used heated socks successfully. One of my nieces got very cold - she was super-skinny - but she was very Stoic and didn't make a fuss. Was years ago, so long before heated clothing was a thing.
I know it's a silly answer in some ways, but maybe go somewhere less cold? Or at a less cold time of the year? The only time I skied in Norway (Geilo) it was April and too warm for comfort at times.
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@vjmehra, mine use thermic heated insoles (as do my wife and I). I wouldn’t bother with the cheap stuff, or the usb rechargeable insoles without a standalone power pack - the cheap ones don’t have enough power. Get something decent and it will last.
Most of the cost is in the battery packs, so although they might grow out of their boots and insoles, you can keep using the power packs.
We use the tea bags in mitts as this allows us to have multiple pairs of gloves and mitts for different conditions. The teabags need oxygen to work, so most of the time I found they weren’t very effective in ski boots as there’s not enough airflow.
The other thing to consider is neoprene boot covers. We find that they make a noticeable difference.
Once you’ve sorted hands and feet, you might find there’s no need for a heated jacket.
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@pam w, we don't really have a choice for this year at least (I realise I made it sound like we always pick the Nordic countries, thats not actually the case), as we'd already committed to Trysil, I just took the view that worst case we can use the disposable toe warmers, was just hoping to find some better ones.
With regards to the disposable ones, are there any particular brands you rate?
@snowdave, do you know if those Thermic ones can be cut smaller? They only go down to size 35, whereas we need 30 / UK 12.
Interesting idea about the boot covers, had not thought about that, I also suspect you are right about the heated jacket, that is probably easier to deal with by layering up if she gets too cold (we have one day to ourselves before ski school so can always experiment)!
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Agree with all of the above.
Cheap electric heating stuff doesn't work in extreme cold because cheap batteries.
You need to let the tea bags "pre heat" for 10 minutes before putting them in the gloves.
Neoprene boot covers work well.
Layers for the core. It's not fashionable but base layers or fleece with thumb holes means there's less chance of an air gap.
Mittens not gloves.
Facemask and check for goggle gaps.
Accept that very cold days means more hot chocolate breaks.
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@vjmehra, thermic also does a stick on heating element which is what I used for our smaller boots. Requires a bit of blue Peter style DIY work but not difficult. I’m not sure quite how small you can cut the insoles before hitting the element.
I really wouldn’t rely on disposable toe warmers in boots. They take up a lot of space in a kiddy boot and rarely get enough oxygen to work.
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Bodies work by needing to keep the core warm enough for vital organs to function, and will pull heat from the extremities (feet and hands) if the core isn’t warm enough. So in order to keep the extremities warm you need to heat the core adequately. It’s inefficient to only heat the extremities. Kids ski gear is not always good quality. If you can afford top quality gear for her you can always sell it on when she grows. Good luck
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There are heated gilets for kids on amazon. Maybe worth exploring? I find the Decathlon tea bag warmers for mittens work fine.
Make sure boots are really warm and dry before putting them on.
If her feet are really cold when you stop for a hot chocolate, maybe take them off and warm her feet. I remember warming my son's feet on my bare stomach but that was in an apartment - might be a bit much in a restaurant.....
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@CathyAuLait, in terms of overall heat, she seems okay, its rare she gets too cold as she's layered up, but its always the hands and feet that seem to be the issue (that said as you say there are plenty of heated gilets etc. so that is easily solvable anyway).
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@pam w, in Are she did actually find it better to take the boots off and warm up just by holding the hand warmers onto her socks, slightly different method to you I guess, but it seemed to work 
Ski school in Trysil seems to be quite short (I think its only around 90 minutes), so its quite possible its less of an issue than normal (as when she's with us its easy to stop if she gets too cold, its when she's off with ski school its more of a worry, but maybe that won't be an issue here).
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@vjmehra, our son suffers with cold hands, he wears a Thin pair of liner gloves under his gortex gloves. I think we got them from Aldi. I have pair so and they were helpful this year when it was -17c I could feel the benefit when I used them.
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