aaron12345":qbmrxwtw said:
I'm going skiing in Mt. Tremblant this year at the end of january. The furthest north I've been skiing is in pennsylvania. I hear it can get pretty cold.
Heh. Heheh. Hehehehehee... Bundle up, m'boy, especially in January!
aaron12345":qbmrxwtw said:
What do you need to stay warm. I currently have, gore-tex shell, gore-tex pants (lined), gore-tex gloves, long underwear, and a sweatshirt. I just got a pair of Nordica Beast boots that seem like they'll keep my feet nice and toasty. What else do I need?
After 8 years of patrolling at Jay, I feel like an authority at staying warm. :lol:
Ditch the cotton sweatshirt and replace it with a 200-weight or 300-weight Polartec fleece. Likewise, get a good base-layer turtleneck (
not cotton) to go between the fleece and the long underwear -- I personally adore that new Polartec Wind Pro stretch fabric for these. You didn't specify what the long underwear is, but if it's the old-fashioned cotton waffle weave replace that with the good stuff -- my preference is for Thermax, but that's getting hard to find anymore. I don't care for polypropylene because it can't be machine dried and because it retains odors.
Get yourself a thermax balaclava, and a fleece neck gaitor. Do you wear a helmet? They're warmer than a hat, besides being safer. Consider glove liners.
When it comes to technical fabrics, you really
do get what you pay for. The extra expense returns itself many times over in comfort. And if that doesn't do it for you, spend the day in the heated indoor pool! :wink: