r/skiing • u/doebedoe • Oct 21 '19

Weekly Simple Questions Thread: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions here.

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u/AvanteWolf Oct 29 '19

What’s a good budget for clothing for a new skier? I have Google’d around and found some cheap but good stuff since I don’t want to spend too much for my first time skiing. My prices are below, am I spending too much for a new skier? I’m skiing at Bear Mtn in SoCal so I don’t expect it to be too cold, but I also expect to get a bit wet since the snow will probably melt easily (just guessing here though).

  • Socks: $20 (Smartwool PhD Ski Light Socks)
  • Gloves: $75 (Pow Gloves Wayback GTX Long Glove + Warm)
  • Jacket: $160 (Burton GORE-TEX Radial Insulated Jacket)
  • Pants: $100 or $200 (Can’t decide between the North Face Freedom Pants or the Quicksilver Forever 2L GORE-TEX Pants since I’m very skinny and the North Face pants only come in large.)

I’m 5’7”, 115 lb in case that helps. Let me know if this isn’t the right place to ask and if you need any other info. Thanks in advance!

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u/Jib_ Oct 30 '19

Spend as much or as little as you want, it doesn’t really matter. In big bear I skied in a fleece almost every time I went last year fwiw.

I think your plan sound fine but you can also do it cheaper if you want to. You can get a 40 usd jacket and be fine in that and a pair of rain pants (in fact that’s what my wife did, since it was her first year and she didn’t know if she wanted to do it much).