Confused about clothing!!

ise wrote:

I wouldn't personally, ski trousers are a bit warm for snow shoes for me but it might be that my snow show trips are more vigorous :D

http://snowslider.net/2006/12/30/zinal-cabane-du-petit-mountet/

but you're right, ski trousers are much more practical than ordinary trousers.

I'd wear salopettes and unzip my jacket to cool down. Out of interest ise what do you wear when snow shoeing? Waterproof hiking trousers?

iLoveSkiing wrote:

ise wrote:

I wouldn't personally, ski trousers are a bit warm for snow shoes for me but it might be that my snow show trips are more vigorous :D

http://snowslider.net/2006/12/30/zinal-cabane-du-petit-mountet/

but you're right, ski trousers are much more practical than ordinary trousers.

I'd wear salopettes and unzip my jacket to cool down. Out of interest ise what do you wear when snow shoeing? Waterproof hiking trousers?

mountaineering trousers personally. Any "normal" skiing clothing isn't much use when you start doing real work, in that case layers work out better and I carry a pair of ARC?TERYX paclite goretex trousers as well.

Depends how serious you are really, for a couple of snow shoe trips or climbs then ski trousers/jackets are fine but if you start to do a lot then you need some more specialist clothing.

Ise, I'll keep your recommendations in mind if I ever consider snow shoeing. So far I've unfortunately only been on two 1 week ski holidays so I'm reluctant to try anything else that eats into precious ski time.

iLoveSkiing wrote:Ise, I'll keep your recommendations in mind if I ever consider snow shoeing. So far I've unfortunately only been on two 1 week ski holidays so I'm reluctant to try anything else that eats into precious ski time.

I can see that :D You might find there's a possibility to try this in an evening, some restaurants are reachable in the evening with snow shoes which could be quite nice. I've seen posters around for various restaurants offering this.