 Poster: A snowHead
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My budget Decathlon own-label ski gear went South at the end of last season, so I am looking for some new stuff and a bit of an upgrade. My top budget is around £350, maybe £400 for something really good. I would prefer something breathable. Any recommendations?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Arcteryx
Marmot (saw some good soft shell stuff at the weekend)
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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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magriggs, I heard the Air France lost luggage sales might have some very good stuff.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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magriggs, Eider- best bloomin jacket i've ever had, did a season and its still in great nic!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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magriggs, Have a look at Paramo. Not fashionable, but lasts for ages.....
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magriggs, Not Eider - worst made jacket I ever had!..... hold on, scrub that...
would you like to buy a yellow large Eider Jacket only used for about 10-12 weeks..?
wish there was a fuller range of marmot stuff over here.
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I have a Marmot jacket, I hate it , I am always cold when I am wearing it . I have gone back to an old Couloir jacket for cold days, and save the Marmot one for warmer weather.
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Marmot paklite...good but it isn't a heavy shell....obviously
Nothing wrong with my Eider XCR..very technical and sorted jacket IMV
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mmmmm, very very interesting....
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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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| ski wrote: |
| magriggs, Have a look at Paramo. Not fashionable, but lasts for ages..... |
I'd second that. Try before you buy as it's not for everyone.
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Love my Orage jacket - had never heard of the brand but apparently its up and coming  . Quite a wide price range and great designs. My trousers are from Decathlon and actually pretty good
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You know it makes sense.
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magriggs,
How often do you ski?
How often do you normally change your jacket?
Are you likely to give it much abuse - do you ski trees, offpiste terrain with rocks etc?
The more times it's been washed or needs to be washed the less effective the water proof covering and breathability.
It may be better to buy a cheaper jacket more often than a really expensive jacket that has to last you many years.
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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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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| I have a Marmot jacket, I hate it , I am always cold when I am wearing it . I have gone back to an old Couloir jacket for cold days, and save the Marmot one for warmer weather. |
My jackets are really cold, it's the layers underneath that keep me warm. The jackets are just a shell and provide protection against the weather but allow me to expire (to sweat like a pig).
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