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What layers do you wear while skiing?

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Mr_pretzel
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Would be fun to see what the average newschooler uses for their layers.

Top: -0-10c = Wool base layer, Wool medium thick sweater.
-7-20 = Wool base layer, Wool medium sweater, Wool medium thick sweater.
-20-35C = Wool base layer, Wool medium sweater, Wool thick sweater.


Bottom: -0-10C = Wool long underwear thin and fleece pants.
-10-30C = Wool long underwear thick and fleece pants.

Always wool socks.

All merino wool.
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RonSwanson
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multiple tall tees. jk

Top: under armour base with a fleece
Bottom: 3/4 soccer pants
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B.Aussie
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Top: -0-10c = Skins top, marino wool thermal, inner jacket, outer jacket.
-7-20 = Skins top, 2x marino wool thermal, vest, inner jacket, outer jacket.
-20-35C = Skins top, 2x marino wool thermal, vest, 2x inner jacket, outer jacket.


Bottom: -0-10C = 3/4 Skins, Wool long underwear thin and non lined pants.
-10-30C = 3/4 skins, 2x Wool long underwear and if it's freezing flannel pajama pants and non lined pants..

Any smartwool ski socks.

Skins as in the compression garments.

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Stickity
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tall tee and/or armada hoody depending on temp
sweatpants always, spandex under that if it's really cold
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wesley.
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if its warm i raise my thug standards and wear tall tees and hoodies. if its below like 15-20 il wear under armor(not that tight stuff more thermal based stuff) and long johns. i wear thin ski socks and sometimes wool socks.
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Dylan_
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athletic shorts under my snow pants, and a tee or 2 under my coat, sometimes a hoodie when its super cold
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Parrish
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Top
5 Dollar Thermal
5 Dollar 2XL Tall Tee
Tall Lumberjack looking hoodie(or armada hoodie depending on temp)
My cheap jacket shell if it is really wet,cold,or rainy

Bottom
Basketball Short
Pajama Bottoms
Ski Pants.


Feet
Regular Skate Socks
Boots
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conman9555
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from under to outer

under armor long sleeve cold gear (for winter, in spring i use a reg. underarmor)

6 xl tall t

then i put on my jacket


bottoms:

im a hockey player so i sue my Bauer long jons (its got that under armor feeling)

almost knee high thermal socks (i use thin ones not big wool ones)

then my ski pants
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mozzy
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Upper body:

Patagonia synthetic first layer
T-shirt
Fleece
Jacket (comes off > 5 C or so).

Lower body:

Just a pair of shorts or track pants, and ski pants over that.

Feet:

Below -10 C, Burton snowboard socks (the thin ones)
Above -10 C, usually barefoot




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nCrow
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t shirts and shorts under coat and snow pants
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-Dan
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bottom, snowpants and boxers
top, 2 or 3 tall tees and a jacket with the sleeves zipped off.



because when you're skiing in the winter you don't want to have sleeves
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Cincher
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I'm thrifty, so..

0C to -15C, : Joe's stretchy thermal shirt from Superstore (was like $12) and my tall tee, and My homemade sweater over top. Maybe an extra shirt under the tall t if the wind's bitter. Pantswise, Joe's stretchy thermal underwear (also from superstore, was $10) underneath my blue Quiksilver pants. They have HUGE vents.

-15C to THAT'S FUCKING COLD! I switch from bandanna to fleecy bellaclava for face, basically just put on my jacket over top of all my normal layers mentioned above, and I switch to my ventless, fleece lined red Bonfire Pants. My legs don't seem to care about temperature as long as they're in long underwear.
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.AR6rider.
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Top: T shirt and sweatshirt + jacket
Bottom: Boxers + snowpants
Socks: Bridgedale Microfit ultrathin socks
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skiminnesota
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when its cold (as it always is in this hellhole of a state) (15f or colder) Ill wear some sort of long sleeve base layer. then a zip up fleece. then my jacket on top.

for teh bottoms, usually just a pair of pajama pants, or if its super gnarly, then some long underwear type stuff as well.
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Bloc_chain
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t-shirt/hoodie/jacket
boxers/sweats/pants
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Deviate
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I wear my merino wool base layers pretty much all year, it regulates the temperature quite well and keeps you nice and comfy. I don't really need much more underneath as my jacket and pants are insulated, if it's sub 20 celsius I'll probably wear a wool sweater as well.  And of course smartwool socks, can't forget those! :)
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RudyGarmisch
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Thin thermal, t-shirt, jacket shell. Rarely need anything else.

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nagelthebagel
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tall tee, hoodie, outer jacket

snow pants (long underwear is for pussies!)
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thebeesknees
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on cold days

top: under armour, thermal, hoodie, jacket

bottom: under armour flannel pants ski pants

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Avifarer
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base layers are for australians

Top: -0-10c = long sleeve shirt
-7-20 = t shirt + Jiberish flannel
-20-35C = t shirt + Jiberish flannel


Bottom: -0-10C = basketball shorts
-10-30C = basketball shorts + sweat pants
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gus555
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i always just wear a t shirt under my jacket, and boxers under my snowpants
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RiddleMeThis
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WIN!
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JStrathern
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Top: Under Armor thermal and usually 2 t-shirts
Bottom: Flannel Pajama pants, greatest thing ever
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TOAST.
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tallts, jacket, throw a hoodie in there if its really cold
boxers, sweats, ski pants
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Mr_pretzel
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Then im proud to be Australian.
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BITS
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Thermal, back protector, 1 or two thin sweatshirts and 4xl Urban classics hoodie
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BITS
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^ warm days in the park. Otherwise just one sweatshirt and jacket.
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RobertBB
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Top:
Mons royale longsleeve
Tall tee
Hoodie or jacket

Bottom:
Mons royale
Skipants

Or a Sweet protection fleece onepice that is comfy as hell!!
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TonyMacaroni
Posts: 1310 - Karma: 34
warm days= two shirts, tall tee and a hoodie
cold days= two shirts, tall tee and two hoodies or a jacket
really cold days= two shirts, tall tee, two hoodies and a jacket

bottom: pjs and shell snowpants
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belden...
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cold
bottom: Soccer shorts and snow pants
Top: tee shirt and tall flannel saga coat

MEdium:
Bottom: Same
Top: two tall tees or a tee and a tall thermal saga coat

Warm
Bottom: Maybe just boxers vents open
Top: Tall tee and tall thermal, Teeshirt flannel or a tall hoodie. No coat though
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wrenegade
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Warm Days:

Base: Helly Hansen Lifa Warm L/S Crew
Mid: None
Shell: Peak Performance Heli Alpine Jacket

Normal Days (0°C to -12°C):

Base: Helly Hansen Lifa Dry L/S Crew
Mid: Arc'Teryx Atom LT Hoody
Shell: Peak Performance Heli Alpine Jacket
*Helly Hanset Lifa Warm L/S Crew as spare in pack

Colder Days (-12°C to -20°C)

Base: Helly Hansen Lifa Warm L/S Crew
Mid: Arc'Teryx Atom LT Hoody
Shell: Peak Performance Heli Alpine Jacket
*Extra Helly Hanset Lifa Warm L/S Crew as spare in pack

Really Cold Days (-20°C and below)

Base: Helly Hansen Lifa Warm L/S Crew
Mid: Helly Hansen Velocity Fleece
Shell: Peak Perfomance Heli Alpine Jacket
*Arc'Teryx Atom LT Hoody as spare in pack
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Ryno
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Every ski day starts with a HH Lifa base layer and either a Burton Tech Flannel or a Middle clothing Bamboo longsleeve thermal.

Cold days I add a Burton Dryride hoodie to the above. Haven't needed more then that at -20*c yet...

Oakley Orbit shell jacket for the outerwear.



Never too hot or cold...the midlayer dryride shit is really nice. I definately recommend it.
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monkatizer
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cold:
under aurmor
long sleeve t
tall ts
jacket

track pants
snow pants

warm:
long sleeve t and tall t or just tall t
jacket or hoodie

track pants or shorts
snowpants


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vincentlee223
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t shirt, sweater, jacket - regular day
t shirt, long sleeve shirt, sweater, jacket - cold day
t shirt, sweater -warm days

pajama pants, snowpants - regular day
sweat pants, snowpants - cold day
boxers, snowpants - warm

im high tech
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Corin
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Upper Body (inner-outer):
Craft Pro Warm baselayer (always)
Ullmax Merinowhool (thin) (-18-35C)
Backprotection
2117 Fleece zipper or Craft Microfleece Layer 2 (-7-35C)
Shell Jacket. Always.

Lower Body:
Craft Pro Warm baselayer Knickers (always)
Ullmax Merinowhool (thin) (-14-35C)
Pants with thin insulation. Always.

Socks:
Racingsocks.
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connory998
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Top:
2 armada thermal T's (one short sleeve one longsleeve)
hoodie if it cold out
jacket

Bottom:
B ball shorts if its >-10 C, pajama pants if colder
snow pants

i find that how warm i am depends more on my gloves and face cover than on clothing.

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MothaHucker
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dub wool socks, under armor, armada hoodie, jacket/pants
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Ape_Shit
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top: 2 thermals, hoodie, and a jacket if its cold
bottom: Basketball shorts always
feet: nike mid-calfs
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mozzy
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Yeah, I find that my upper body really needs to layering, isn't it true that most of the body heat escapes through the head and neck?

My legs / feet generally don't get too cold, and snow pants are pretty insulating to begin with. The feet are trickier, clamping down too hard on boot buckles or snowboard bindings can really mess with your feet.


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Kangbang
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Normal tee shirt, 2 tall tees, Armada hoodie. During any conditions, I'm warm. Just pajama pants under my snowpants.
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jca
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light weight icebreaker merino tops and bottoms everyday. a large variety of other layers for different weather and the type of skiing im doing.
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pelle_munch
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Under Armor fleece wool layer thing (top + bottom)
Thermal (top)
hoodie (top)
tall tee (top)
Nomis crew (top)
Sweat pants (bottom)

Then my saga on top+bottom
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broto
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normally something like this for upper body:

longsleeve shirt
shortsleeve shirt
saga crew
long sleeve tall t
long sleeve tall t

for legs:

undies
sweatpants
snowpants



east coast fiyah
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Mr_pretzel
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I love my icebreaker. Its totally worth the money.
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Lemuel
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If It's cold:

Top
-Underarmour
-t shirt
-fleece
-Jacket

Bottom
-Long undies


If it's warm (10-30):

Top
-Under armour
-tall tee or two
-Jacket
or (when its at the warmer end)
-T-shirt
-Homemade crew
-Saga vest

Bottom
-gym shorts


When its hot (35+):
Top
-Tall tee
-Jacket
or
-Tall tee
-Hoodie/flannel

Bottom
-usually boxers only


Always ski socks, why the fuck would your wear anything else?
And it really depends on the day, there are much more factors than temp, such as wind, if I am skiing park or trees or pow, if it's sunny out, if it's snowing/raining, etc.
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kingcomet32
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HOT DAY (32+):
TOP: hoodie + tall tee
BOTTOM: gym shorts + snow pants

COLD DAY (0-32):
TOP: bandana + 2 tall tees + shell jacket
BOTTOM: gym shorts + snow pants

FREEZING DAY (-0):
TOP: bandana + 2 tall tees + shell jacket
BOTTOM: gym shorts + snow pants

i dont like to change it up much
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andrew95
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under armor
hoodie
tall tee
hoodie with a fat man muscle shirt on it

who needs a jacket?
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Wiscompton
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7 pieces of Jiberish with 2 G-Suits(ones a small and I wear a custom made one that's an XXXXXXL over it).
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585.
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this is what i used to layer while wearing a full fd suit

top: baselayer, thermal, tall tee, some type of jiberish/crewneck/sweater

bottom: thermal pants, shorts, pants, underarmour socks
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sskier
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my mom bought me a bunch of skiing socks a while back so i wear those with like some pajamas and like a long sleeve shirt or an insulated shirt with a hoody under my coat
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melbs
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Under armor, tall tee, crew neck, and jacket. That usually is the perfect combo for most weather
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