Do you always ski in the same jacket, or switch from one to another?

[liquidfeet]

I'm asking this because I know people who always wear the exact same ski jacket and pants when they ski. It's a part of their identity. They may have a Plan B jacket for especially cold days, or Plan C for especially warm spring days. But for the most part, they choose to be consistent.

And I know others who switch around without needing weather changes as a reason. It's sort of like wearing different clothes to work each day.



Where do you fall on this spectrum?

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Fun thread.
I tend to switch up, but the majority of my male ski pals are very consistent (as are many men??). Same stuff, maybe a lighter jacket in warmer weather, otherwise the same - and for YEARS, haha. (They tend to be the same way with skis - AND boots! I NAG them to get new boots!)(And then they thank me?)

 

[knolan12]

I always wear the same thing, but have switched up the "outfit" every few years so I do have a few different jackets and pants and could mix and match if I wanted to. Honestly, I think if I switched up my outfit each time I skiied, my husband would lose me on the mountain cuz he'd think I was wearing something else hahaha

 

[ski diva]

I switch it up. The jacket and pants I wear often depend on the weather -- how cold it is, or how wet. And yeah, sometimes I switch just because I like a change. I ski just about every weekday, and I think wearing the same thing all the time is pretty boring.

 

[NewEnglandSkier]

For the majority of the season I wear my insulated jacket. Then in the spring or on warmer days in general I wear my shell jacket. I have tons of different ski pants so I mix and match those throughout the season--but usually I just pick 3-5 pairs each season that I use to mix and match (so I have fewer to wash when the season ends). I think last year I only used one pair of pants for the whole season, but I skied less last year so why dirty up multiple pairs of pants.

 

[newboots]

I only have one jacket, purple. I have a pink rain jacket I can wear in the spring.

I switch up my pants - gray Marmots (baggy but great if I want an extra layer beneath), turquoise girly-fit Strafes (no room for extra layers!), and black pants bought when I arrived at the mountain in another state without any.

 

[marzNC]

I used to have one ski jacket for the southeast and another for trips out west. After starting to ski more than 10 days a season--and hanging around here--I have ended up with far more than two ski jackets. Same for ski pants. I buy stuff like that on sale shopping in person when I'm in ski country. Even for ski trips out west I may bring more than one jacket, especially for late season trips. I've left an RFID card in the "other jacket" more than once at Alta in April.

Fifteen years ago I started out two pairs of ski pants, one insulated (not that warm) and then a good pair of shell pants that I had professionally shortened. I was only skiing in the southeast 2004-07. During Diva West in 2010, it was cold. I lucked out and found a pair of good insulated pants that fit well (petite). Still bring them when I think it may be frigid out west (single digits), but normally wear shell pants these days since I ski far more off-piste than 5-6 years ago.

 

[MissySki]

I used to be very consistent, though would also switch with whether. Last season I decided to start switching it up more. I like to be more anonymous on the mountain sometimes. Haha Last season I had a bunch of people I didn’t know randomly saying hi on the mountain from Sunday River social media groups. They would recognize my outfit from pictures I guess, and knew me by name. It was a little disconcerting because, especially with masks, I had no idea who they were and had never met in real life before anyway so even without masks I wouldn’t have know. Then I felt awkward asking who they were.

I do like being able to find people I actually know based on attire though, and vice versa. So it’s a toss up.

 

[Abbi]

Oh boy! I have multiples of everything! Different white jackets, different color jackets, different color pants ….. you name it! This allows some of my friends to give me a rash of grief that they never know who they are looking for! I keep finding stuff on sale. Since my rule for as much as possible is never pay retail!

 

[Jilly]

I have 2 suits, but can't get into one right now. So it's one jacket and pants.

 

[badger]

Uh oh, I am one that never wears the same ski clothing consecutively. I own more clothes combinations than I have actual days to ski in them! I ski with a guy that owns two outfits and skis in just his newer one.
I like that I can always know where he is on the hill by looking for that favorite outfit.

 

[Moonrocket]

I usually wear one for cold and one for warm - but I didn’t need a jacket this year but saw one I REALLY wanted and bought it- so now I might switch it up more. I actually have three warm ones in good shape now. But I really need new pants- mine wore out their waterproofing and treating them only marginally helped.

 

[VickiK]

I tend to wear the same thing but it really depends on conditions, where I'm skiing, and how long the trip is. I change up the base layers more often.

 

[fgor]

I've worn the same teal jacket almost every ski day for the past two and a bit years. At the end of this season I bought a new yellow jacket so going forward, I will switch between those as I feel like it. (still love the teal) I got a private lesson at the end of the season on the first or second day that I wore the yellow jacket, and when I saw my instructor waiting in the usual spot, I had to walk RIGHT up to him and wave my skis in his face before he realised it was me. He was looking for the teal jacket because it's all I've worn for years!

They are both shell jackets though; I can't really handle insulated jackets because it's not very cold where I ski, and I run pretty hot while I'm on the slopes moving around.

I also have multiple colours of ski pants... I could probably do with a neutral coloured pair of pants/bibs as well, black or dark grey maybe, to contrast against my bright jackets :P

 

[VickiK]

Yesterday I finally got rid of my heavily insulated orange jacket that I wore through the late 90s-early 00s, and still feel a little sad about letting it go.

 

[Jilly]

The problem is when I do switch, I always forget something....like my pass!!

 

[Iwannaski]

I love this thread! I am the kind of person who would want to mix it up, but I’m also an anxious mother, so I wear the same thing at present so that my kids can always find me and so that I can wander away from them without worrying that they can spot me from anywhere.

I figure they are fine without me at 12 and 9, but also want them to know I’m there if they need me.

 

[SarahXC]

I have tried to switch it up more but one outfit always ends up being my favorite so I am usually in that. I have tried to buy the same pants in the same size in another color but even then they didn’t fit identically so I have ended up in the original pair more. I have a low need for variety apparently…

 

[Eera]

I only take one jacket; space tends to be a premium as skiing invariable involves many hours in airports.

 

[AJM]

I generally wear just the same jacket but occasionally I switch it out just to confuse people