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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Patagonia goose down sweater or vest
Rab microlight
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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 have an Arct'eryx fleece of a couple years ago and if anything it is too warm if you incorporate it in to your layers, ended up wearing it more as a casual item.
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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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o11y,
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I was at the brink of being cold in my Arct'eryx Stingray shell with two merino layers and a micro fleece.
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I'd have been unable to move through cold in that! I do always marvel at how little some people can get away with wearing, i generally have to resemble the Michelin man on cold days!
My mid layer is an Arcteryx soft shell, so can also be used an outer layer.
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I wore my Spyder soft shell under my Arcteryx pro shell once (in Cham, minus baltic and snowing) and got so incredibly warm I had to unzip it at the end of each run. Kept me dry and I didn't get too damp inside from sweat though. It was a great combination for walking on the moors yesterday though I usually keep either an extra merino top or a midweight fleece gillet in my backpack for if the weather turns colder.
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i carry a Rab down gilet in my pack. you can slip it on over everything (no need to put it under your jacket if it that cold - the snow will just brush off) if you need an extra layer quickly (eg when getting onto a lift, having a pic-nic etc) and it packs very small
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Thanks for all your suggestions. To be honest I wasnt cold last week but I am sure that when I go to cnada next year then it will be a lot colder than Verbier was so want to make sure that I am prepared.
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Or try a climbing gilet in a synthetic loft material... will not lose too much insulation when wet. Primaloft is a typical example.
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I wear a cloudveil or marmot soft-shell gilet when it gets cold under my Arct'eryx sidewinder, my wife wears a mountain hardware softshell jacket under hers. These are over a merino or polyprop baselayer and a microfleece
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've also found that mid-layer fleece trousers work well if your ski pants are of the shell variety. I got a pair of Muso polartec sailing ones, with those and a bulking up with merino and mid-layer fleeces I kept very warm in -15 last year.
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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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I'll second the primaloft gilet - very warm and low bulk. I always carry it I used to have an AT Stingray and was fine in Canada at -15 or so with a merino base, Salomon mesh thing and gilet.
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When it's cold (-15C) I wear a North Face Primaloft jacket under a goretex shell. Warm and more comfortable than a fleece. All you need underneath is a thin Merino baselayer.
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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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o11y,
For me "stoatsbrother" gets it. I use a polyprop base layer, a tight fitting FALKE and seem to be able to wear anything I want on top without getting too hot or cold, it just seems to hold no moisture so never gives a cold feeling and it amazes me it works over such a huge body temp range. For info I use a mid thin fleece and a heavy-weight Hackett shell with the best neck cuff on any jacket I've owned, never owned a ski jacket.
Convinced it's the base that makes the most difference, have fun in Canada.
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