You could try this site for ski gear - though of course buying online means you don't get to try it before you buy.
http://www.mandmdirect.com/ProductList.aspx
I hope you have a good time, you've been waiting ages for it come round!
Ski clothes
Login
M&M, I used to use them but I have seen a sharp increase in prices since their TV advertising campaign
Ian,
You can't really manage on one pair of ski socks all week :shock:
And I hope that's not underpants that you only bring two of :lol:
If other people are also ski-ing in one pair of socks all week it's not surprising the ski locker room really stinks sometimes :lol:
Tony,
The point about stylish/chav is that in some resorts one would feel a bit out of place wearing cheaper gear, but Borovets has plenty of beginners wearing all sorts of odd, cheap, non matching stuff (or at least there were when I was there).
Sm4sh,
I bought cheapish ski gloves and they were fine for several years until they got ripped up on the drag lifts in La Rosiere, and I had to buy some very expensive replacement ones in resort. But as the others have said if you can afford it a good pair of ski gloves will be much more comfortable.
A tip about the goggles is to try wearing them around the house before you try ski-ing in them. It took me several ski holidays before I felt comfortable in them, and I know several other people who had the same problem. As a beginner you could probably manage in sunglasses on the nursery slopes okay, but once you're moving at speed on the mountain in a blizzard, or in 'flat' light when you can't see the bumps and dips, you really need goggles.
Let us know how you get on with your shopping trip. If possible I think it's much better to try the gear on first rather than buying on the internet, because it's such a drag returning stuff.
Ally
Yes Ally one pair of ski socks for six days skiing ..... Snow is cold, boots cold and feet don't sweat, no smell.
And underpants two pairs for skiing to be worn on alternate days.
To Create or Answer a Topic
Started by Sm4sh in Beginning Skiing 30-Dec-2010 - 24 Replies
Dids1
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
Dids1 wrote:You could try this site for ski gear - though of course buying online means you don't get to try it before you buy.
http://www.mandmdirect.com/ProductList.aspx
I hope you have a good time, you've been waiting ages for it come round!
M&M, I used to use them but I have seen a sharp increase in prices since their TV advertising campaign
Tony_H
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
I haven't worked out if you're suggesting Sm4sh is a chav, whether he is going to dress like a chav, or if Borovets is full of chavs......?AllyG wrote:Sm4sh,
One of the good things about Borovets is that no-one is going to care how stylish/chavvy you look
www
New and improved me
Stevesmoothie
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
It's been mentioned here before but Aldi have a ski sale on:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week52Monday10.htm
I would say don't buy cheap gloves from Aldi though. Wet and cold hands are rubbish.
It's controversial but think about a helment too.
Happy skiing!
Steve
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week52Monday10.htm
I would say don't buy cheap gloves from Aldi though. Wet and cold hands are rubbish.
It's controversial but think about a helment too.
Happy skiing!
Steve
www
www.jeanjacquessmoothie.com
www.subhub.com
ClipperJon
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
TK Maxx fan here! We bought virtually everything for our ski hols there and my OH got a pair of Orage sallos for £6! Thats no typo btw. If you see anything like those buy them immediately and mix it up on the slopes. You don't need anything more than the basics helpfully listed above but some of us need a bit of help in the looking stylish department!
Also bear in mind that you can buy waterproofing products which work really well on cheaper/ older gear. And just to echo other people here, don't compromise on gloves. Enjoy!
Also bear in mind that you can buy waterproofing products which work really well on cheaper/ older gear. And just to echo other people here, don't compromise on gloves. Enjoy!
AllyG
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
Ian Wickham wrote:
One pair of ski socks
A couple of pairs of pants !!!
Ian,
You can't really manage on one pair of ski socks all week :shock:
And I hope that's not underpants that you only bring two of :lol:
If other people are also ski-ing in one pair of socks all week it's not surprising the ski locker room really stinks sometimes :lol:
Tony,
The point about stylish/chav is that in some resorts one would feel a bit out of place wearing cheaper gear, but Borovets has plenty of beginners wearing all sorts of odd, cheap, non matching stuff (or at least there were when I was there).
Sm4sh,
I bought cheapish ski gloves and they were fine for several years until they got ripped up on the drag lifts in La Rosiere, and I had to buy some very expensive replacement ones in resort. But as the others have said if you can afford it a good pair of ski gloves will be much more comfortable.
A tip about the goggles is to try wearing them around the house before you try ski-ing in them. It took me several ski holidays before I felt comfortable in them, and I know several other people who had the same problem. As a beginner you could probably manage in sunglasses on the nursery slopes okay, but once you're moving at speed on the mountain in a blizzard, or in 'flat' light when you can't see the bumps and dips, you really need goggles.
Let us know how you get on with your shopping trip. If possible I think it's much better to try the gear on first rather than buying on the internet, because it's such a drag returning stuff.
Ally
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Dec-2010
AllyG wrote:Ian Wickham wrote:
One pair of ski socks
A couple of pairs of pants !!!
Ian,
You can't really manage on one pair of ski socks all week :shock:
And I hope that's not underpants that you only bring two of :lol:
If other people are also ski-ing in one pair of socks all week it's not surprising the ski locker room really stinks sometimes :lol:
Tony,
The point about stylish/chav is that in some resorts one would feel a bit out of place wearing cheaper gear, but Borovets has plenty of beginners wearing all sorts of odd, cheap, non matching stuff (or at least there were when I was there).
Sm4sh,
I bought cheapish ski gloves and they were fine for several years until they got ripped up on the drag lifts in La Rosiere, and I had to buy some very expensive replacement ones in resort. But as the others have said if you can afford it a good pair of ski gloves will be much more comfortable.
A tip about the goggles is to try wearing them around the house before you try ski-ing in them. It took me several ski holidays before I felt comfortable in them, and I know several other people who had the same problem. As a beginner you could probably manage in sunglasses on the nursery slopes okay, but once you're moving at speed on the mountain in a blizzard, or in 'flat' light when you can't see the bumps and dips, you really need goggles.
Let us know how you get on with your shopping trip. If possible I think it's much better to try the gear on first rather than buying on the internet, because it's such a drag returning stuff.
Ally
Yes Ally one pair of ski socks for six days skiing ..... Snow is cold, boots cold and feet don't sweat, no smell.
And underpants two pairs for skiing to be worn on alternate days.
Sm4sh
reply to 'Ski clothes' posted Jan-2011
Hi all.
Hope we all had a good night last night.
Anyways ....
Underpants i wear on a daily basis so i have many pairs and should be fine.
Ski socks - i had about 5 pairs of ski tubes sock things for xmas so im guessin that is way more than enough lol.
Clothes i dont really wanna spend loads on because i might hate it when i get there and never want to go back. Hope that isnt the case though.
I went shopping today in sales, Managed to get my self some stuff. ATM i have got the following ....
1x Trespass, Lightweight fleece (AT100 is that means anything to anyone)
1x Trespass, base layer top (TP75, again if that means anything to anyone?)
1x Tog24, Scarf neck/head thing. Not sure what they called.
1x Tog24, top and bottems base layer, (£9.95 reduced from £29.95. thought it was a good deal lol. They are Aps Dry if that again means anything?)
Now for the trousers i brought 2 pairs not knowing which was best that i can take back.
1x Parallel, Got them for £30. should have been £80. so i thought they should be good.
http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/mens/clothing/ski-salopettes/lizzard-ski-pants-p2935.aspx
1x Dare2B, got these for £30 quid, should have been £50.
http://www.dare2b.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_20054_54553__109802_11551
And thats all my shopping for now.
Thanks for all the advise & Happy new year everyone
Sm4sh
Hope we all had a good night last night.
Anyways ....
Underpants i wear on a daily basis so i have many pairs and should be fine.
Ski socks - i had about 5 pairs of ski tubes sock things for xmas so im guessin that is way more than enough lol.
Clothes i dont really wanna spend loads on because i might hate it when i get there and never want to go back. Hope that isnt the case though.
I went shopping today in sales, Managed to get my self some stuff. ATM i have got the following ....
1x Trespass, Lightweight fleece (AT100 is that means anything to anyone)
1x Trespass, base layer top (TP75, again if that means anything to anyone?)
1x Tog24, Scarf neck/head thing. Not sure what they called.
1x Tog24, top and bottems base layer, (£9.95 reduced from £29.95. thought it was a good deal lol. They are Aps Dry if that again means anything?)
Now for the trousers i brought 2 pairs not knowing which was best that i can take back.
1x Parallel, Got them for £30. should have been £80. so i thought they should be good.
http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/mens/clothing/ski-salopettes/lizzard-ski-pants-p2935.aspx
1x Dare2B, got these for £30 quid, should have been £50.
http://www.dare2b.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_20054_54553__109802_11551
And thats all my shopping for now.
Thanks for all the advise & Happy new year everyone
Sm4sh
Topic last updated on 03-January-2011 at 16:57