TKMAXX...when is the ski clothing arriving.

York is pretty good Lots of quicksilver kit and a number of 10,000 mm salopettes etc. x

Just got meself a wicked WSCT jacket ("west scout" i believe is the official name). £59.99 looks awesome but a bit more than I thought i'd have spent on a jacket though tbh. But it's mega cool, i'm wearing it and my salopettes now!!

The Maxx in Nottingham seems to have a bit more "upmarket" ski wear this year. Some stuff over the £100 threshold and not much below £50. Still early doors yet though I guess

Souldrive, what sorta upmarket brands have they got?

roxy / quiksilver, some nice "section" jackets, Nike too. seemed to be quite a bit for boarders actually. I noticed a couple of berghaus items too. Maybe it was the prices i noticed rather than the brands. Although there were the usual Tresspass, surfanic and Dare to be items, there didn't seem to be many of them?

Think there was a lot more last winter tbh. Loads of stuff for women upstairs though!

I visited the Rugby store this afternoon. Same stuff as the others I have been into, and not much thats particularly great to be honest:

Trespass - various from this cheap manufacturer. Good value but not the most stylish there is
Dare2be - yucky green jackets
Nike ACG - some nice black jackets, someone on here got one of these I think
Lafuma - the odd jacket
Berghaus - loads of blue jackets in SMALL size, £110 for a £280 jacket is a great bargain
A few sallopettes as well, but nothing that stood out

I dont think they have really got going with their stock, so I'd give it another few weeks to be honest. They did however have a shed load of Reusch gloves, and I bought the Mrs a lovely pair of mittens with inner gloves and leather palms for £25.

If anyone comes across anything exciting in other stores, let us know on this thread please.

Tony if you have a chance to go to kensington they have a big selection. lots of stuff for the ladies. I bought a dare2be jacket for £59 as well, white and black with some green stripes on the side.
I noticed that same stuff for women is cheaper don't know why.

Unfortunately I dont like any of the Dare2be or Trespass ranges, apart from ONE Dare2be lightweight short cut jacket.
I might be able to pop into Hatfield or Chelmsford this week though, but not Kensington.

I havent had a chance to go into the London area stores, but I did go into Bradford and Grantham last week, and Boston today.
The Bradford store is horrible, clothes all over the floor, all out of order, not arranged in sizes, and no specific ski wear area, just all thrown in here and there. I found a couple of Nike jackets, but that was about it.
Grantham had a decent selection of stuff, especially womens, including a lovely Cross jacket which I am going to buy my daughter for Xmas, over £110 off rrp.
Boston didnt have much to speak of, but I did find some nice brown Quiksilver bottoms, and a fantastic pair of sky blue Scott sallopettes, which I was umming and ahhing over for about 30 minutes, before deciding not to get them. I may change my mind and go back for them, as they were really smart.

I havent yet found a store which has got any skiing sunglasses in. A lot of stores have got goggles in, mainly Bloc and Sinner (some of which are actually really nice looking), but I havent found any glasses anywhere.
Last year I had a superb pair of North Face glasses which I paid £20 for, and in traditional style, I broke them. I do it every trip, at least 1 pair, usually when I put them in my pocket and then bend over to do up my boots.....so if anyone has seen any decent glasses, please let me know where.