After trying half a dozen different jackets, the one I use now is a Next ASL that I got off ebay for about £12. I never foung jackets with zip out fleeces to be very warm.
I usually take a t-shirt for every day, that I can either wear on a night time and again the next day skiing. Ski socks 3 or 4 pair. Socks for every night. Under crackers for every day. 2 string vests (black sexy) )
And a couple of jumpers.
I did'nt see an answer to this, but a chipped Swatch is a watch with a chip in it like what is on a lift pass that opens the gates to the ski lifts.
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Started by Sm4sh in Beginning Skiing 17-Jan-2010 - 139 Replies
Mick1583
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
Sm4sh
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
was wondering what a chipped swatch was.
do you wear ya t shirt as well as your base and middle layers? (im learning the names of things now :-))
do you wear ya t shirt as well as your base and middle layers? (im learning the names of things now :-))
Tony_H
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
Dont wear a t shirt. If you sweat, it will get cold. Get proper stuff, it makes a difference.
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Sm4sh
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
ok so am i right in thinking you have a base layer? then a micro fleese (if thats what they are called) and then my coat?
and now i just have to hope it snows because it doesnt look to good this year and last year in borovets does it? please tell me its not always like that and the travel agency saw us coming when they said thats a good place for beginners!!!
and now i just have to hope it snows because it doesnt look to good this year and last year in borovets does it? please tell me its not always like that and the travel agency saw us coming when they said thats a good place for beginners!!!
Innsbrucker
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
No point in spending a lot if you might not take to skiing, you can never be certain. Try it first.
I like to see the girls with their fashionable ski outfits, often white trousers. But that is something else, not necessary for practicality.
Base layer? I have longjohns but almost never wear them. But my ski pants are thick. Too thick for ski touring, where you would buy trousers which can be stripped off in two layers. But that kind of layering approach means carrying a rucksack, which most people do not want to be bothered with on piste.
Ski pants should be waterproof. Ditto gloves. So they do not get wet through with snow when you fall. This is not a problem with the jacket in my experience (I have loads of experience of falling...). Really you need proper ski trousers and gloves, though any warmish and moderately waterpoof gloves and trousers would work. I did ok for a while with normal wool gloves, but try to keep them out of the snow.
For beginner conditions and speeds goggles are IMO not essential unless you are determined to ski even if there is a blizzard, in which case you buy some at the resort. I don't like goggles owing to restricted side view, but I am the minority on that. In southern Spain in March I did find sunglasses essential. But it is a personal thing. I have skied maybe 150 hours without owning goggles or helmet, and rarely use sunglasses. They might help you see the snow surface better, and spot ice patches.
As noted, the helmet issue is something else. If no helmet, get a bobble hat.
For top I do use normal t-shirt plus sweatshirt. Over that a ski jacket would be nice but I find my grey anorak is just fine, with a couple of zip pockets for stuff you do not want to risk losing if you fall, and it has a ski pass pocket (but the electronic passes normally trigger the sensors without having to pull them out if they are in any left hand pocket). With its removable inner lining attached the anorak is too hot for most ski days.
WARNING: on a two person T shaped schlep lift, if instead of a ski jacket you have a jacket which is more than waist length, you must check the bar you lean on is outside the jacket, otherwise it can get caught under the jacket and carry you in the air when it is time to hop off. Very dangerous, happened to me once, there is scene where that happens in Bridget Jones II.
I like to see the girls with their fashionable ski outfits, often white trousers. But that is something else, not necessary for practicality.
Base layer? I have longjohns but almost never wear them. But my ski pants are thick. Too thick for ski touring, where you would buy trousers which can be stripped off in two layers. But that kind of layering approach means carrying a rucksack, which most people do not want to be bothered with on piste.
Ski pants should be waterproof. Ditto gloves. So they do not get wet through with snow when you fall. This is not a problem with the jacket in my experience (I have loads of experience of falling...). Really you need proper ski trousers and gloves, though any warmish and moderately waterpoof gloves and trousers would work. I did ok for a while with normal wool gloves, but try to keep them out of the snow.
For beginner conditions and speeds goggles are IMO not essential unless you are determined to ski even if there is a blizzard, in which case you buy some at the resort. I don't like goggles owing to restricted side view, but I am the minority on that. In southern Spain in March I did find sunglasses essential. But it is a personal thing. I have skied maybe 150 hours without owning goggles or helmet, and rarely use sunglasses. They might help you see the snow surface better, and spot ice patches.
As noted, the helmet issue is something else. If no helmet, get a bobble hat.
For top I do use normal t-shirt plus sweatshirt. Over that a ski jacket would be nice but I find my grey anorak is just fine, with a couple of zip pockets for stuff you do not want to risk losing if you fall, and it has a ski pass pocket (but the electronic passes normally trigger the sensors without having to pull them out if they are in any left hand pocket). With its removable inner lining attached the anorak is too hot for most ski days.
WARNING: on a two person T shaped schlep lift, if instead of a ski jacket you have a jacket which is more than waist length, you must check the bar you lean on is outside the jacket, otherwise it can get caught under the jacket and carry you in the air when it is time to hop off. Very dangerous, happened to me once, there is scene where that happens in Bridget Jones II.
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
Sm4sh, your excitement has made me smile. It's good that you've found this forum and that you are asking lot's of questions, so that you are prepared before you go. I'm sure you're going to love skiing and I would lay money on it, that you will eventually find a way to go more than once a year! :D
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Andrewski
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
Don't get too hung up on equipment. First time I went skiing I wore a pair of borrowed salopettes 2 or 3 sizes too big (held up with a belt), a t-shirt, a hoodie jumper, and a Nike jogging jacket!
It was in March so not as cold as it could've been, but I still got on fine.
It's so easy to go out and drop a couple of hundred quid on kit before you even think about buying skis or boots, but it's really not necessary.
It was in March so not as cold as it could've been, but I still got on fine.
It's so easy to go out and drop a couple of hundred quid on kit before you even think about buying skis or boots, but it's really not necessary.
AllyG
reply to 'Beginner with no clue!' posted Jan-2010
I think you should wear sunglasses or goggles, to protect your eyes from damage.
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