 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
I am looking to buy some new ski trousers and was wondering whether to get slightly baggy trousers or fitted.
I have seen some which are very tight to the knee then widen to the bottom to allow room for your ski boot - the only thing that worries me is the warmth and the waterproofing.
All of the slightly baggy ones i have tried have been very warm and seem to have good waterproofing but they all look so awful when on.
Does anyone have any advice and/or good makes to try?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Baggy.
Easier to move and the pockets actually work.
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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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Fitted soft shell. Moves, stretches and looks slim (if you are).
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Fitted soft shell. Moves, stretches and looks slim (if you are).
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Makes me look like an uncooked haggis. Baggy all the way.
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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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Fitted Trousers are only good on French ski instructors Baggy
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Fitted soft shell. Moves, stretches and looks slim (if you are).
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True. But looks absolutely awful if you have a big backside. It beats me why so many people (women, normally) who have backsides bigger than they'd like wrap them in tight stretchy material - not particularly thinking ski trousers here. A particularly dire "look" when combined with a rather short top.
I have some stretchy black ski trousers which are waterproof - and are very comfortable - but if it's cold I wear a less fitted pair with long johns underneath. If you only have one pair, you really need one with room for longjohns underneath. But last time I shopped (TK MAXX, natch) for trousers I found there was "baggy"and "baggy". Some were awful, some looked really good. You have to try on a lot, I find. I did find a superb pair, very high spec, fantastic shape. But even in TKM they were £175.  So they stayed on the rail, sadly.
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Definitely fitted. Baggy looks terrible on me, being very slim and short - makes me look like a Michelin Lady. I like the slightly stretchy shell fabrics and I don't find them cold, at least not if you get them sufficiently large that they aren't a tight fit, merely a nice fitted fit. I've got a pair of Killy trousers which I use in the Snowdome - the zip has gone unreliable so I don't wear them outdoors. I also have a pair of fitted Spyder trousers with braces that look good and are extremely warm. I have a naff pair of old Columbia grey baggy trousers that I only wear on hot days as they aren't at all warm.
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Baggy
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Get a decent pair of shell, mountaineering salopettes (e.g. Mountain Equipment Karakorum) and layer up underneath as required. Then you're set for all your mountain fun; winter / summer, skiing / climbing / touring / walking.
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Rob speaks sense (these are often quite fitted)...
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