Anyone feeling the financial pinch this winter, or just wanting to avoid paying over the odds for their new skiwear, would be wise to head straight to their nearest Aldi where a wide range of ski and board wear items for both adults and children has just gone on sale.
The items are basic but functional and some skiers and boarders may have difficulties working out the difference between some of the Aldi items and designer branded products that look pretty much the same but perhaps cost 10 times more.
OK the large £24.99 price tag on the ski jacket is for a product rather more basic than a fully functional designer ski jacket but the £4.99 micro fleece sweaters are a bit more difficult to tell apart from the ones with the designer logos.
In all the range extends to 19 skiwear products covering you from head (helmets for £19.99 each, goggles for £9.99 a pair) to toe (socks £3.99 per pair) .
For those looking to kit up from scratch there's an 'essential package' for £59.95 for adults or £29.96 for children which thermal underwear, ski socks, roll neck top, ski jacket (male or female) and salopettes.
A second batch of gear, aimed more at boarders, will be released shortly before Christmas. In keeping with the Aldi business model on most 'hard goods' the gear will be on sale until it sells out with no re-stocking planned this season.