 Poster: A snowHead
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Title says it all.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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and it's now so common.
The modern day C&A of ski wear.
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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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Have to agree. There were three rather bouncy and noisy Brit kids dressed head to tail on Spyder gear in the funicular at Tignes when we were there. They looked as though they were on their way to a fancy(ing-themselves) dress party.
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brian
brian
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Boredsurfing, at least C&A was as cheap as it looked.
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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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I have to wear spyder gear in work :theshamepleasekillme:
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brian, 
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I hate most of it, but hubbys plain black one is rather nice.
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I have a Spyder jacket but form their Freeride sorta line-it's pretty nice otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. Hate the old school Spyder styles and pretty much everything Snow and ROck/Ellis B stock.
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| brian wrote: |
| Boredsurfing, at least C&A was as cheap as it looked. |
I always thought they wrote C&A on women's underwear so they knew which way round to put it on.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Helen Beaumont, Ditto bought an all black one with bairly visable logos and it is quite nice but hardly wear it any more actually goes well with jeans for a cold night at home
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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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The reason everyone's wearing it is that most are shanghai imports. Last year in Austria I saw the same jacket about fifty times. When I looked on Spyders web site they did not make the jacket I saw. 
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You know it makes sense.
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| clive5 wrote: |
| The reason everyone's wearing it is that most are shanghai imports. Last year in Austria I saw the same jacket about fifty times. When I looked on Spyders web site they did not make the jacket I saw. |
It would have been from a range 3/4 yrs old. Some of the latest Spyder stuff is pretty cool and quite subtle, especially the ladies range.
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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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I must admit I've never been a fan due to the logos etc. I can't believe the price of some of it! For the same money or less there are other high quality mountaineering brands you can buy instead which are great e.g Arcteryx or the top end technical North Face stuff.
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Poster: A snowHead
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VolklAttivaS5, TNF still has the urban pseud image to live down.
And Arcteryx has been done unspeakably many times both here and in the real world.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hmm... the Venom line is really nice. Don't really care about the rest, it's a bit plain and old school.
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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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Downhilldan, No it was not from a range three to four years old this stuff was designed by some guy in a Chinese sweatshop. You could see the material was as cheap as the people wearing it.
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I bought some Spyder stuff (at a very cheap price) a few years ago and it's probably the warmest kit I've ever worn.
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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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| rob@rar wrote: |
| I bought some Spyder stuff (at a very cheap price) a few years ago and it's probably the warmest kit I've ever worn. |
Genuine Spyder is superbly well made and spec'd, it just looks shite. A bit like Yank cars I suppose.
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TNF still has the urban pseud image to live down.
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Does this mean I have to throw mine out? Shame, I had banked on it lasting the next 10 years.
What has the correct image this week then?
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| Lizzard wrote: |
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TNF still has the urban pseud image to live down.
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Does this mean I have to throw mine out? Shame, I had banked on it lasting the next 10 years.
What has the correct image this week then? |
You're fine, just stay away from surf brands on anything other than wetsuits.
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Downhilldan, well gthat's a relief, since I really can't afford a new jacket even if I wanted one. And I get to keep my wetsuit as well, bonus. Am I OK wearing M&S knickers or do they have to be called Icebreaker and made of Kevlar/silk mix?
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Lizzard, I'll bet you're relieved about that.  Try not to worry too much.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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There's a load of 'snob value' attached to Arcteryx 'coz it's so soddin' expensive and you can't buy it cheap.
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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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Discerning skiers wear Eider
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And those who wear a combination of Spyder+Eider?
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Downhilldan, I haven't got any but a lot of people on here have said it's good stuff that use it all season actively not just sat round having a coffee on a mountain restaurant terrace having a sunbathe. I can't say if that's right or not because like I say, I haven't got any. All I'm saying is that if I had a £600 voucher to buy either a Spyder jacket or an Arctertyx jacket, as in one or the other and couldn't choose anything else, I'd go with the Arcteryx definitely. Besides according to Snow & Rock the most expensive Arcteryx jacket on their page is £400 and the most expensive Spyder jacket on their page is £750. I have seen some Arcteryx stuff in the sales before now online, I think a while back someone posted a thread about it.
Either way there is no way I would pay £750 on a jacket of any brand and even £400 is a bit much I think. I have a top end TNF technical jacket which I've found to be really good, so I'm not about to bin it because some people think TNF is chav for example.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Downhilldan, my arc'teryx climbing trousers cost me £10.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Spyder have 7 different catalogues of ranges. S & R etc seem to only choose product from the Legend Series Puzzled It sells out every year though.
The ranges apart from that are cutting edge both in design and materials, Venom, Freeride & Big Mountain stuff are superb, fantastic quality, easy to wear and built to last.
Don't judge Spyder by what you see in S & R.
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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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But so often the people who buy the top gear have to have new stuff every year anyway.
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| VolklAttivaS5 wrote: |
| Downhilldan, I haven't got any but a lot of people on here have said it's good stuff that use it all season actively not just sat round having a coffee on a mountain restaurant terrace having a sunbathe. . |
Yep, there a still a lot that buy it 'coz it has Arcteryx written on the arm. Me? I wear my Sidewinder for most things.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Downhilldan, yeah there is that. But then there are also people who buy other brands for the same reason!
Spyderman, I know that Spyder have more in their range than what it is at Snow & Rock. I was using the S&R pages online to show that Arcteryx is not expensive compared to what else S&R stock. There are also plenty of other brands like KJUS and Peak Performance that are more expensive again than both Spyder and Arcteryx.
At the end of the day I think people buy what they like the look of, of course they will consider technical features etc etc as well for what they need or think they need. Pretty much any jacket of any brand that has cost £300-£400 or less in a lot of cases, will serve the purpose of the typical skier of a few weeks skiing per year for a fair few seasons, in all but the harshest mountain conditions. Like pamw says, many people (and I include myself in this) don't buy a new jacket because theirs has worn out or they wouldn't buy a new one for yonks otherwise (I exclude mountain professionals in this who are out there all season because they are wearing the stuff for it's purpose for months on end, not just a couple of weeks a year like most ski people) they buy one because they fancy a new one, or they fancy a change, or they buy some new salopettes and the current jacket doesn't match or something like that. 
I think most jackets, even the cheap ones end up being replaced by something new and on ebay a lot sooner than they ever would have worn out. There is plenty of good quality stuff out there now with the competition across the quality brands that there is, all with very similar features. Just comes down to personal preference after that I reckon.
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| pam w wrote: |
But so often the people who buy the top gear have to have new stuff every year anyway. |
I have something new every year, but at the end of the first season it still looks perfect, whereas some brands already look tired.
Just as an aside, Spyder Jackets price range is from not much more than £150 up to about £7000. Ranging from Plain colours through to traditional multi-coloured stuff, as well as many different styles. The range really is truly enormous.
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Spyder is for losers.
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So is it wrong of me to like this then? 
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Schuss in Boots, yes, it's horrible.
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