Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I now ski but I used to snowboard. Obviously depending on the weather conditions that day but I found salapets are warm enough without leggings. Also quite often only wear a thermal top & gortex jacket. Carried a fleece in backpack which I sometime put on if it’s cold & stopping for a while but otherwise the physical exertion keeps you very warm! Decent gloves are important as you often have your hand on the snow either from falling over or just sitting down & getting up again (do that a lot in boarding!). Also used al lot to undo/do up bindings. I ended up getting gortex mitts in the end as they stayed drier and you can wear normal gloves underneath.

I wear cotton thermal bottoms & top (from aldi) which soak up the sweat, ski socks (again from aldi), good waterproof snowboard pants (without the braces), thin fleece for warmth, lose fitting jacket, hat and decent gloves. I find that salapets with braces are too restrictive when snowboarding coz you spend a lot of time on your bum, but that's just my personal preference. Some ski jackets can be a bit restrictive too. I agree that decent gloves are v.important. When you're learning, carrying a rucsack can effect your balance.

I would recommend to everyone that they invest in a wicking base layer, such as the Helly Hansen Lifa (very good piece of kit). This transports the sweat away from the skin into the next layer. Avoid cotton base layers as your sweat will stay into the material next to the skin and eventually start to cool you down. Onto of the base layer have a long sleeve top of some form (fleece of cotton will do) and over everything where your jacket and ski pants. That should do the trick. This method of closing applies to most outdoor sports so any base layers purchased cn be used for mountain biking, mountaineering, trekking, rock climbing etc.