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Thursday 30th December 2010 at 12:33:07 PM

jay d
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absolute beginner

going to have lessons but baffled as to what best jacket, gloves, trousers, goggles

don,t want to spend a lot incase skiing is not for me

but gonna give it a try going to italy in may

thanks

Monday 3rd January 2011 at 11:31:34 PM

Aimee
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Check this article out to give you a headstart http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/info/skiing-equipment.asp.

Stay safe!

Tuesday 11th January 2011 at 7:47:38 PM

Kat12
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IMO? You need to be warm. Period. My first time skiing was this past weekend, and short of buying a balaclava, waterproof gloves, and a pair of goggles, everything I wore was stuff I already owned, and I was perfectly warm in sub-20-degree weather (and I'm a cold person). You're going to want a wicking baselayer (UnderArmour or similar), something fleece or similar on top, a windbreaker layer. Don't go buy new and fancy stuff. Do you have a winter coat of ski-jacket styling (leave the peacoat at home)? Snowpants? Hat and gloves and some sort of neckwarmer? Then you're already in business. You could run out to REI and spend hundreds of dollars on specialized "skiing" clothing, but why as long as you're smart about using the cheaper stuff?

Tuesday 15th March 2011 at 3:07:37 AM

junevalez
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@aimee, thanks for sharing the link.. these are indeed the essentials in skiing. List of proper gears and ski suits provided in the post are very helpful.