HeidiGmt
Diva in Training
Can anyone recommend a source for plus size ski pants of good quality (e.g., Gore-Tex)? I wear a size 20-22 pants (usually 2x-3x), am only 5'3", and have skied for 30 years, live in a ski town, and have never had good gear.
Women's ski gear doesn't seem to be made in larger sizes, and certainly not the really good stuff. Men's gear comes in super huge sizes (even way too big for me), but to get men's pants that fit my hips and butt, the waist is twice as big as I need, and the legs are about a foot too long. I can't bring myself to shell out hundreds of dollars for Gore-Tex pants that don't fit worth a darn, but I'm tired of skiing in substandard clothes and getting a cold, wet butt.
I suppose the industry just assumes fat women don't alpine ski--or snowshoe or snowmobile or ski cross-country or ski backcountry, all of which I do. I have tried Junonia, which makes plus size athletic gear, but their limited ski gear selection is subpar (no real hi-tech stuff, like Gore-Tex or similar), but still extremely expensive. I have searched online many times but never really found anything else worth trying. Ski and sports shops never seem to have anything over a 16 or 1x in the stores.
I eventually found some jackets that work (custom-made fleece jacket & a men's Gore-Tex shell that works well enough, plus a plus size women's LL Bean ski parka), but cannot find pants. My old pair is falling apart and wasn't great to begin with--not really waterproof.
I'd appreciate any leads anyone has.
Women's ski gear doesn't seem to be made in larger sizes, and certainly not the really good stuff. Men's gear comes in super huge sizes (even way too big for me), but to get men's pants that fit my hips and butt, the waist is twice as big as I need, and the legs are about a foot too long. I can't bring myself to shell out hundreds of dollars for Gore-Tex pants that don't fit worth a darn, but I'm tired of skiing in substandard clothes and getting a cold, wet butt.
I suppose the industry just assumes fat women don't alpine ski--or snowshoe or snowmobile or ski cross-country or ski backcountry, all of which I do. I have tried Junonia, which makes plus size athletic gear, but their limited ski gear selection is subpar (no real hi-tech stuff, like Gore-Tex or similar), but still extremely expensive. I have searched online many times but never really found anything else worth trying. Ski and sports shops never seem to have anything over a 16 or 1x in the stores.
I eventually found some jackets that work (custom-made fleece jacket & a men's Gore-Tex shell that works well enough, plus a plus size women's LL Bean ski parka), but cannot find pants. My old pair is falling apart and wasn't great to begin with--not really waterproof.
I'd appreciate any leads anyone has.
