Beginner ski advise (clothing etc)

Hipflask

Obviously the originator of this thread has now gone and come back, but one thing to bear in mind about Val is that it's one of those 'Villes Blanches' where they don't clear the snow in order for everything to look luvverly. So traction was certainly an issue for me (Columbia insulated walking boots) at Christmas. And Hertz didn't winterize my motor so the diesel froze, had to leave it and get a taxi to the airport.

BTW, do Uggs do something to otherwise normal people to make them shuffle along dragging their feet like 15-year-old emos? Oh hang on - that'll be the target market....