Nikole
Certified Ski Diva
Hi !
I just recently moved to Utah and decided to get myself outside during winter and buy a season pass to Snowbasin.
I'm really struggling to decide which ski pants I should get. Is 10k waterproofing enough or do I want more? do I NEED insulation or would I be fine to just layer my legs? I have some Nike Hyperwarm Dri-fit leggings that I am planning to wear under ski pants. I'll post some of the pants i'm looking at. Obviously since I'm new and won't even be doing it a ton I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars.
https://www.evo.com/shell-pants/volcom-species-stretch-womens My favorite choice. 15k waterproofing on all colors except heather grey which is 10k. of course I prefer the grey hahaha.
https://www.evo.com/outlet/insulated-pants/dakine-tamarack-gore-tex-womens 28k waterproofing gore-tex. Can't find any reviews on these though
https://www.evo.com/shell-pants/orage-clara-womens 20k waterproofing. Also can't find reviews on these.
So far I've decided to save a little bit of money and use the winter jacket that I currently have. It's a 2015 The North Face HyVent with a synthetic down jacket that zips in. If needed I do have a thin goosedown TNF jacket I can switch out with the synthetic. I also plan to wear a lightweight base layer and then i'm even contemplating getting a TNF midweight neck zip baselayer. Does that sound okay or should I just spend the money and get an actual ski jacket?
As for gloves/mittens i'm thinking these: https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/womens-accessories-gloves/womens-montana-mitt-cth1?variationId=LJN
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! thank you!!
I just recently moved to Utah and decided to get myself outside during winter and buy a season pass to Snowbasin.
I'm really struggling to decide which ski pants I should get. Is 10k waterproofing enough or do I want more? do I NEED insulation or would I be fine to just layer my legs? I have some Nike Hyperwarm Dri-fit leggings that I am planning to wear under ski pants. I'll post some of the pants i'm looking at. Obviously since I'm new and won't even be doing it a ton I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars.
https://www.evo.com/shell-pants/volcom-species-stretch-womens My favorite choice. 15k waterproofing on all colors except heather grey which is 10k. of course I prefer the grey hahaha.
https://www.evo.com/outlet/insulated-pants/dakine-tamarack-gore-tex-womens 28k waterproofing gore-tex. Can't find any reviews on these though
https://www.evo.com/shell-pants/orage-clara-womens 20k waterproofing. Also can't find reviews on these.
So far I've decided to save a little bit of money and use the winter jacket that I currently have. It's a 2015 The North Face HyVent with a synthetic down jacket that zips in. If needed I do have a thin goosedown TNF jacket I can switch out with the synthetic. I also plan to wear a lightweight base layer and then i'm even contemplating getting a TNF midweight neck zip baselayer. Does that sound okay or should I just spend the money and get an actual ski jacket?
As for gloves/mittens i'm thinking these: https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/womens-accessories-gloves/womens-montana-mitt-cth1?variationId=LJN
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! thank you!!
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