 Poster: A snowHead
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More than happy at around -10c as a skiing temp but any higher than that I begin to feel a bit warm. Thinking of getting a soft shell for spring skiing and the slightly warmer days, any recommendations and what sort of money are you talking about? 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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Discussed quite a lot here - here's a bunch of threads. Biggest concern I would have for a soft shell would be how it would take the wear of backpack straps.
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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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thefatcontroller, Mr A has a Dare2Be softshell which he bought at the ski show in 2008. He has used it on warmer ski days, cold days at the match, walks on the beach/seafront etc and found it to be ideal - warm and dry. Cost around £60 IIRC
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I've got a peak performance softshell, wore it everyday for the season i did in france.... just with a t-shirt when it's warm and with a mircofleece when cold. it's great.
It was £250, but well worth every penny, it's still going strong
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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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Mammut soft shell, Goretex version. Approx 300 days skiing on it, no issues with anything. They breathe so well you'll love the change.
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My Saloman 3 in 1 soft shell has seen from -35C windchill with 12" of snow yesterday to +4C and bright sunshine Thursday (Tignes). Temp was godo on both days (did add a thin fibre pile yesterday) and much less sweaty than in old gore-tex shell. Matching Salopettes were perfect digging snow caves on Thursday, despite sitting/kneeling in melting snow for an hour I was bone dry and still warm (Same couldnt be said for Goretex gloves!)
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I have the Salomon Aero GT 3 in 1 softshell and can honestly say it copes well with extreme cold and just by removing the inner jacket provides the perfect jacket for warmer conditions. Like madmole I have some matching salopettes and the combination work well.
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Aldi softshell jacket and trousers for me, work great if it isn't too cold, used them down to about -8 last week with just a a merino base layer under, cool but not uncomfortably cold on the lifts and plenty warm enough once I got moving. Total outlay on the softshell kit about £25 by waiting till they'd been hanging round the shop for a few weeks after the skiwear special was on!
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