I'd go for lots of layers, by the time you sit down to have lunch you might be ready to strip down a bit so to speak!!! I ended up only wearing a t-shirt hoody and ski jacket, taking a couple of layers off at lunch
Definately go for layers.
When you are on some of the lifts you can sometimes get a bit chilly. Like Jen says, normally by lunch time you are a bit warmer!
1. You can always take off or put on layers if you are too hot or too cold.
2. you will be warmer in layers than you will in a big woolie as it is the layer of air bewteen each layer that creates the insulation.
I've skied for quite a fews years now and i find the follwoing layers work pretty well in most conditions.
1. cotton t-shirt
2. thin roll-neck sweat (long sleeves, slightly thicker than a t-shirt).
3. fleece jacket (which happens to be ...
Layers are best for two reasons:
1. You can always take off or put on layers if you are too hot or too cold.
2. you will be warmer in layers than you will in a big woolie as it is the layer of air bewteen each layer that creates the insulation.
I've skied for quite a fews years now and i find the follwoing layers work pretty well in most conditions.
1. cotton t-shirt
2. thin roll-neck sweat (long sleeves, slightly thicker than a t-shirt).
3. fleece jacket (which happens to be from the inside of my ski jacket).
4. Ski jack.
After assesing the weather each morning, i may decide to ditch the roll-neck or the fleece.
For the bottom half, salopettes with or without thermals (depending on how cold it is).
1. You can always take off or put on layers if you are too hot or too cold.
2. you will be warmer in layers than you will in a big woolie as it is the layer of air bewteen each layer that creates the insulation.
I've skied for quite a fews years now and i find the follwoing layers work pretty well in most conditions.
1. cotton t-shirt
2. thin roll-neck sweat (long sleeves, slightly thicker than a t-shirt).
3. fleece jacket (which happens to be ...
Layers are best for two reasons:
1. You can always take off or put on layers if you are too hot or too cold.
2. you will be warmer in layers than you will in a big woolie as it is the layer of air bewteen each layer that creates the insulation.
I've skied for quite a fews years now and i find the follwoing layers work pretty well in most conditions.
1. cotton t-shirt
2. thin roll-neck sweat (long sleeves, slightly thicker than a t-shirt).
3. fleece jacket (which happens to be from the inside of my ski jacket).
4. Ski jack.
After assesing the weather each morning, i may decide to ditch the roll-neck or the fleece.
For the bottom half, salopettes with or without thermals (depending on how cold it is).
to be honest, temperature wise you'd struggle to know the difference betwen -7 and -20, both are f cold. If it is snowing or windy or wosrse still, snowing and windy, you will feel it much more. Protection against the wind / wet is therfore of much greater importance. Good salopettes and and jacket (over your layers) will sort that out. You'll want to add a hat and a scarf (or snood) to that too. Covering the back of your neck is vital.