 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi guys,
Firstly, great forum - it's certainly lots of food for thought and getting me excited about my next ski trip (which admittedly isn't until next year, but forward planning is always good!).
It's been a while since I bought new snow pants (last ones were a pair of dark grey men's Quiksilver ones bought in a sale in the middle of summer!) and I'm really struggling to find a pair I like.
I'm 5ft 9 and size 10 and I'd like a pair of relaxed fit (if not slightly baggy), brightly coloured pants. I don't want them "fitted" (as so many women's pants seem to boast) as I hate when they bunch up round your knees and then struggle to fit round ski boots (you know the look!). Finding a pair long enough also seems to be a bit of a problem.
Hoping there are a few female skiers/boarders out there who might have the odd suggestion for me. Do I buy a size or two up so they are wider round the legs (but don't fit round the waist) or do I go and look in the guys' section (which always seem to have a much better colour selection anyway)?
Any help much appreciated!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Check out the girls range from Sweet Protection, sounds like it might be a great fit!
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nylo, i am not a lady but I reckon some of the Scandi stuff is worth a look - Sweet Protection as Hellbent says, Norrona or the Heli range from Peak Performance
None of this is cheap but it is all good quality and Peak are certainly doing discounts on their online store so well worth a look
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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 got some bright yellow O'Neil pants this season - def a 'relaxed' style and they had several differnt colours. Slightly shorter than you at 5 foot 8 but I found them to be easily long enough and they have those adjustable waists with velcro so you can get a size to fit you just perfectly.
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Have a look at the westbeach website - Canadian board gear, they have a 60% off sale at the moment
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My snowboarder daughter has a pair which I guess are the same as kat.ryb's her quest was for some definitely relaxed fit bright ones and took her ages to find ones she liked. She is a tall skinny 12 year old and found the the XS size of those the best combination of waist size and leg length.
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Another vote for Sweet Protection, I got some of their gore-tex trousers this season, performed very well for me so far, nice a light, breathable and waterproof.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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+1 one for the O'Neill Exalt snowboard pant!. Relaxed fit, nice design, good price!
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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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Many thanks for all the suggestions - you've thrown up a few names I hadn't come across before. I like the look of the Sweet Protection stuff - for those who have used their stuff, is there any heat in their offerings?
kat.ryb and davkt - were those men's ones? The only O'Neill ones I've come across for women have been the Escape ones, which I haven't seen in yellow. Those might do the trick!
lib-banana - I love the look of the Westbeach stuff but I tried a pair on in EB and they were too short - boo!
geoffers - nice style, not sure about the colour?!
Shoogly - pic will follow, will have to unearth a few of the old skiing ones!
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You know it makes sense.
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Sportpursuit are offering their usual shockingly good deals on a Swiss brand called Eleven at the moment.
Don't know how they go on the tall skinny sizing thing though.
Some Skandi brands - well, Haglofs anyway - are designed for thin racey Skandi types and do "long" and "short" versions.
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nylo, Nope Emily's are certainly labled as Ladies XS, I will look if they say which style they are when I get home. They were bought in the end of season sales last year after she decided her ski trousers were way too uncool now she was a darksider so I guess they may have changed their offering for this year.
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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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davkt, thanks for that - those pants look a great shape. A lot of them seem to be sold out though. Will keep an eye out for their new season stuff and see if they throw up anything similar.
Big Paua - I've signed up for Sportpursuit now (and I think I can hear my wallet sobbing quietly already!) - thanks for the heads up!
Timbobaggins - thanks for the link to Surfanic, will keep an eye on their stuff too - not sure how I'd managed to miss their entire site in all my searchings!
Thanks again for all the help, it's all been very useful so far
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kat.ryb and davkt - were those men's ones? The only O'Neill ones I've come across for women have been the Escape ones, which I haven't seen in yellow. Those might do the trick!
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No def female ones - although I can't remember the style name. Careful with Surfanic, quite a lot of the stuff is 3k/3k or 5k/5k which is a little low I think (although good for the price). 10k/10k is standard spec.
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