Poster: A snowHead
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I have a North Face Mountain Light Parka from 2005. It's time for a replacement....
I have been using my TNF Denali fleece as a zip-in liner.
What would you recommend as a replacement for this shell?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's been damn cold in the mountains recently. It was down to -20 C in the 3 Valleys when I was there recently.
Are you the sort of person who feels the cold in general, or not? I do, so I prefer to use an insulated jacket with underarm venting zips that can be unzipped when I overheat. That means I can use the same jacket down to -20 C (and colder) as well as for Easter skiing. Those underarm venting zips are a must-have feature in any jacket I buy.
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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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Sorry, I should have clarified...this will be mainly for an everyday winter jacket (with a fleece zipped in to it). I will use if for occasional skiing, but not just a ski jacket. I live in CT, so it's not nearly as cold as in the mountains.
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CT? Connecticut?
If so, sorry but I have no idea what your winter or skiing conditions are like. I live on a small, damp island somewhere in Europe (or so they tell us).
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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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Walter-Spitty wrote: |
It's been damn cold in the mountains recently. It was down to -20 C in the 3 Valleys when I was there recently.
Are you the sort of person who feels the cold in general, or not? I do, so I prefer to use an insulated jacket with underarm venting zips that can be unzipped when I overheat. That means I can use the same jacket down to -20 C (and colder) as well as for Easter skiing. Those underarm venting zips are a must-have feature in any jacket I buy. |
You can do that with a shell too. Layers make a shell much more versatile.
OP, what's your budget?
And where the hell is 'CT?'
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Mild weather means fleece and shell. Cold weather means primaloft or down, possibly in combination with a fleece. I don't want my nice down jacket getting sweated in or rained on!
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