What Do You Wear Under Ski Pants?

Q & A

Often, half the battle is just getting onto the snow. Skiing isn’t like basketball where just need some good shoes and a ball. With skiing, you need to be prepared for the weather, which can be pretty brutal at times.

Ski pants are important. Wearing jeans or cotton pants isn’t good because they soak up water. Jeans can often be too tight, too. Ski pants repel wind, water and snow. They also keep you warm and should not restrict your movements.

What to Wear Under Snowpants or Ski Pants?

What you will wear under your ski pants will partly depend on the weather. On colder days, you may want a layer or two but in early spring some people just wear shorts. When you do wear layers underneath your ski pants, they should be flexible and not restrict your movements. It should also be breathable. They can be simple, long underwear but that’s usually made of cotton, which will keep sweat and moisture next to your leg. What’s better is a material that will take moisture away from your legs so that you don’t get cold.

For a base layer, you can get what are called insulated tights. Under Armour makes a fleece pant that is warmer.

What’s best is to get a variety of things to wear under your ski pants so that you have options when you need them. Some days, you may start with a base layer, for the afternoon you might go without and then when the sun goes down, you might put the base layer back on.

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