Bulgaria Ski discussion board
ski wear-help
Author:Caz
posts : 548 (Expert)Date : 11-08-09 23:54re: ski wear-help
Small backpack is well worth it - you don't notice it's on you after a while. One word of warning - I have seen a few near misses with beginners waving their ski poles around and nearly taking out the eyes of anyone near - especially if they have fallen etc. Glasses don't protect you quite as well. Goggles are safer and are cheap in Lidl/Aldi etc. and are a must have on top when its starts snowing heavily. I wear sports sunglasses mot of the time, and keep goggles in my backpack.caz
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Di,
A waterproof jacket with zip in fleece will be absolutely fine. A couple or 3 layers under that and you'll be toastie!
Make sure you get gloves you're happy with - as someone said above cold hands is possibly the worst thing.
Goggles are good in heavy snow, and I sometimes wear them in very bad weather - but most of the time I just wear shades. To be honest, if you're learning then you probably won't be going all that fast so glasses should be fine. There are plenty of places to ...
A waterproof jacket with zip in fleece will be absolutely fine. A couple or 3 layers under that and you'll be toastie!
Make sure you get gloves you're happy with - as someone said above cold hands is possibly the worst thing.
Goggles are good in heavy snow, and I sometimes wear them in very bad weather - but most of the time I just wear shades. To be honest, if you're learning then you probably won't be going all that fast so glasses should be fine. There are plenty of places to ...
Di,
A waterproof jacket with zip in fleece will be absolutely fine. A couple or 3 layers under that and you'll be toastie!
Make sure you get gloves you're happy with - as someone said above cold hands is possibly the worst thing.
Goggles are good in heavy snow, and I sometimes wear them in very bad weather - but most of the time I just wear shades. To be honest, if you're learning then you probably won't be going all that fast so glasses should be fine. There are plenty of places to buy some goggles over there if you decide you want some after the first day.
Matt
A waterproof jacket with zip in fleece will be absolutely fine. A couple or 3 layers under that and you'll be toastie!
Make sure you get gloves you're happy with - as someone said above cold hands is possibly the worst thing.
Goggles are good in heavy snow, and I sometimes wear them in very bad weather - but most of the time I just wear shades. To be honest, if you're learning then you probably won't be going all that fast so glasses should be fine. There are plenty of places to buy some goggles over there if you decide you want some after the first day.
Matt
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The only thing that is bothering me about the goggles is that if I don't wear my glasses I won't be able to see very much and are likely to have a very large headache. Does anyone know of anywhere that do goggles that fit over you glasses?Di.
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i would recomend a helmet ! my friend was injured on the road down from bansko and he was stationary at the side of the piste at the time. he was knocked over by a skiboarder into some rocks. Accidents do happen and a helmet need not be expensivere: ski wear-help
DiIf you have a look at any of the major retailers, they should have goggles that you can wear over specs, friend of mine picked some up in Snow & Rock last year.
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Diane, Do a google search for 'OTG ski goggles'. OTG stands for Over The Glasses.
Plenty of links will be found, one of them is
http://www.vision3k.com/otg-ski-goggles.asp
Prices start at a very reasonable £19.99 for a Smith pair. Smith is one of the top brands so I personally wouldn't worry about the quality.
For lenses colour go for the persimmon(orange) because it's suitable for the biggest range of light conditions. Some skiers like to have more dedicated, less all-round ...
Plenty of links will be found, one of them is
http://www.vision3k.com/otg-ski-goggles.asp
Prices start at a very reasonable £19.99 for a Smith pair. Smith is one of the top brands so I personally wouldn't worry about the quality.
For lenses colour go for the persimmon(orange) because it's suitable for the biggest range of light conditions. Some skiers like to have more dedicated, less all-round ...
Diane, Do a google search for 'OTG ski goggles'. OTG stands for Over The Glasses.
Plenty of links will be found, one of them is
http://www.vision3k.com/otg-ski-goggles.asp
Prices start at a very reasonable £19.99 for a Smith pair. Smith is one of the top brands so I personally wouldn't worry about the quality.
For lenses colour go for the persimmon(orange) because it's suitable for the biggest range of light conditions. Some skiers like to have more dedicated, less all-round lenses for low light and bright conditions but that's something more for the gear junkie or frequent skier.
I'm short sighted though I wear daily disposable contact lenses with normal non-OTG goggles when skiing. I find it more convenient.
Plenty of links will be found, one of them is
http://www.vision3k.com/otg-ski-goggles.asp
Prices start at a very reasonable £19.99 for a Smith pair. Smith is one of the top brands so I personally wouldn't worry about the quality.
For lenses colour go for the persimmon(orange) because it's suitable for the biggest range of light conditions. Some skiers like to have more dedicated, less all-round lenses for low light and bright conditions but that's something more for the gear junkie or frequent skier.
I'm short sighted though I wear daily disposable contact lenses with normal non-OTG goggles when skiing. I find it more convenient.
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Lidl's have some ski wear on offer at the moment. Although not "state-of-the-art" gear maybe the other bits and pieces might be of interested - warm undies and neck warmers for exampleHe is the link - hope I can remember how to do it right lol
Lidl ski wear
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Lidl in Ireland have ski gear next Monday the 16th of November