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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No. Mr L has snowboarded in bog standard black M&S socks for years. Latterly wearing Decathlon cheapo jobs, but they don't last nearly as long as the M&S ones. Many people will be along in a minute to tell you that silk/merino/spiderweb mix socks at £70 a pair are absolutely essential or your feet will drop off - they are just being very silly. 
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I don't know if expensive socks are better as I've always used cheap ones...
They seem fine to me.
I would think the boots are more important than the socks.
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You need some silk/merino/spiderweb mix socks - they are at least £70 a pair for the 5% spiderweb mix, which are fine if you change them 3 times a day. The 10% spiderweb mix are better, more durable socks which will improve your skiing, but they are at least £90 a pair, although they only need changing twice a day.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A few years ago, someone in our chalet used walking socks on his first day of skiing. He skied to the far side of the resort from the chalet, found his shins were painful but had to ski all the way back to the chalet. By then his shins were rubbed raw, they were so bad that he could not ski for the rest of the week! I think his walking socks used different materials for the foot and the shin areas, or different knitting methods.
Check the material and the texture of any socks you consider.
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There are three basic categories of ski socks - crap ones, which are "ski tubes" with no inbuilt foot shape, these are rubbish to be avoided. Then decent ones - all sorts of brands, properly shaped cost from about £7 per pair upwards, perfectly acceptable (can be bought in such as Blacks, Trespass, TK Max). Then finally "good" socks, certain known name brands, merino, etc, costing about £16 up to god knows what - when you wear out your first decent ones you might know what you want to buy amongst these.
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Thanks. I'll stick to proper ski socks, but will have to limit them to the £7 pairs...... or would have to wear the expensive ones over and over every day cause I could only afford 1 set 
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AlanB1976, Did I read that you were skiing and boarding? You'll need to double up on socks then, as well as all the rest of your clothing and equipment. It's all different you know.....gonna be an expensive trip
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I got my favourite ski socks nearly 17 years ago - when I was five. They are bright green with polar bears on them (heads on one side, back bottoms on the other) and have stretched with my feet over the years.
They also smell incredible!
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Did I read that you were skiing and boarding? You'll need to double up on socks then, as well as all the rest of your clothing and equipment. It's all different you know.....gonna be an expensive trip
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lol..... I might be breaking some "style" codes with my 'do it all' wear
I think I might just stay in the bar and use all my money on beer
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Our family of four's ski sock wardrobe has come almost exclusively from TK Maxx - kids socks have cost around £8 for a pack of two - lasted two or three weeks skiing (didn't wear out, just outgrown). Adult socks are around £5 - 8 per pair.
Compare this to a pair of socks bought in a fancy resort boutique -type emporium, when Mr A had managed to forget to put ski socks on to go up the mountain to the ski store - he couldn't ski in his ordinary socks, the chalet was too far to return to, so he bought some in said boutique. The label attached promised all sorts of benefits, just short of cooking the dinner. They cost around £18 and shrank at the first wash.
Go to TK Maxx - or maybe Decathlon, depending on where is handy for you
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thanks. There is a TKMaxx fairly close by. Just waiting for them to get their stock in.
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You know it makes sense.
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Depends - I've now found that to get something thin enough you need to spend decent money but I've been through all sorts of iterations. Once you've had foot/shin problems you're inclined to spend a bit more.
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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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Falke.
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Poster: A snowHead
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are good socks that important?
Yes.
Are expensive socks important?
No.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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AlanB1976, You don't need many pairs anyway - if a cheapskate you can easily get by with one pair, when they smell too much or go stiff and crunchy wash them in the shower and dry on a radiator for the next day. 
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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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My personal experience is that sock choice is critical for me. Smart Wool or Falke all the way. I use Ski Angel pads as well, cos i'm a righty softy.
I used a pair of Snow & Rock cheapo socks at Landgraaf a few weeks ago and I got grazes on my legs due to the coarse nature of the sock. Maybe my boots were a little tight as well, but for me, socks choice does matter.
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AlanB1976 I knew you'd settled too early. You should have bargained for free socks with the goggles.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yes.
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lol..... I'll try harder next time
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Very good.
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It seems to vary a lot from individual to individual. For example, I don't wear ski socks, I wear flight socks (£6.99 from Boots). I need the compression factor otherwise I wouldn't be able to get my boots on and off when my legs swell. They're not particularly warm and I often have cold toes, but that's the lesser of the evils. I have tried ski socks in the past but they do not compress enough. I've yet to find any with sufficient compression.
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I always battle to get the ski boots on as my feet have very high arches. Maybe a compression factor could aid me as well 
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Over the years I've bought a lot of ski socks, other than avoiding tubes I'm not sure that there was a huge difference between £7 a pair socks form Snow and Rock and £25+ a pair socks from expensive ski shops.
These days with hight tec socks where they vary the insulation and padding I'd look for a pair with warm toes and not too thick in front of the shin beyond that boy what you like
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Guvnor, not forgetting the two different sets of evening wear. Baggy t-shirt/hoody combo, low slung jeans with studded belt and vans with thick laces for the boarding bars. Back home for a quick change into chords, timberlands, button down collar shirt and pastel jumper tied around shoulders for the evening supper with the skiers.
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awwww...... where's the love between the skiers and boarders
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I found that as I've progressed to closer fitting boots, I've needed more specialist socks. I've now setted on Smartwool PhD Ski Racer socks, which I find are excellent. Not cheap, but 2 pairs are all that is needed - just rinse as necessary.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| AlanB1976 wrote: |
| awwww...... where's the love between the skiers and boarders |
There isn't any. If you thought Tottenham in August was rough, wait until you get a load of Val d'Isere in January. It can be BRUTAL.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Dr John wrote: |
| chords, timberlands, button down collar shirt and pastel jumper |
God, must be getting old, only the chords missing.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Musical trousers?
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The most important part is having a pair to alternate with so the smell doesn't build up to horrendous levels in the box that is your hotel room. At home that doesn't matter so much as there is usually time to wash them. My feet sweat a lot so I plonk money down for wool since it takes the smell less.
As a comparison my climbing shoes have been known to make people gag and I keep them in the freezer in an effort to kill off the bacteria.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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AlanB1976, when you've spent a bit more time around SHs you'll stop being surprised that people can argue for pages about socks. Just make sure your socks are smooth (ie not those ribbed knitted walking socks), not too thick, and only wear one pair.
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Meh, i reckon they gag because they find your shoes in the freezer...
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boardiac, some people can be surprisingly delicate about it. 
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| davehk wrote: |
| I found that as I've progressed to closer fitting boots, I've needed more specialist socks. I've now setted on Smartwool PhD Ski Racer socks, which I find are excellent. Not cheap, but 2 pairs are all that is needed - just rinse as necessary. |
i use these and i think there very good. Dont have anything to compare them to other than regular socks but they must wick away any perspiration becase they are always dry after skiing and dont smell.
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What happened to Masque's newbie clothing guide for the tight-fisted? I'm sure AlanB1976 would have found that helpful.
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