| Want to enjoy the skiing season? It all depends on | | | | Ski helmets: Comfort and safety are the main things |
| the type of ski gear you select. Just as hiking boots | | | | to look out for when selecting ski helmets because |
| which are more robust and useful when you use | | | | they can save your neck, literally. Besides, fashionable |
| them on trails but quite useless and ridiculous even if | | | | helmets make you look cool and sleek. Select |
| you were to wear them to a party, so also ski gear | | | | helmets that have snug interiors. That will keep you |
| has to be suitable to the purpose you have in mind | | | | warm and dry. Adjustable ventilation allows you to |
| for it to be of any use. | | | | regulate the temperature. Adjustable straps are |
| Of course, you need skis. Beside that, you also need | | | | another wonderful feature. |
| ski goggles, ski jackets, ski hats and ski gloves. | | | | Ski jackets: Ski jackets stand between you and the |
| Ski gloves: Every seasoned skier knows that much of | | | | elements. So they had better be good if you want |
| the body heat is lost through the extremities. Ski | | | | to enjoy your skiing. The most important features of |
| gloves keep your hands warm and dry. Do not | | | | ski jackets are waterproofing and ventilation. If you |
| compromise on the quality of these gloves. They | | | | are on a tight budget, you could look for ski jackets |
| must be well insulated and water proof. At the same | | | | that are only taped at critical seams. However, to be |
| time, they must allow enough ventilation. Leather ski | | | | well and truly dry and warm, you must select a |
| gloves are particularly strong and waterproof. They | | | | jacket that has all its seams taped. Ventilation is |
| also last longer. But these are expensive. So, if you | | | | important because skiing can make you lose up to |
| decide to give leather gloves a miss, at the very | | | | half a liter or more of liquid every day. If the jacket |
| least, your gloves must have leather seams. Mittens | | | | does not release moisture, then this moisture can |
| are a good choice but they may pose grip problems. | | | | condense within the jacket, making you feel cold and |
| In either case, gloves or mittens must carry elastic | | | | wet. Combining ventilation with waterproofing is the |
| wrist welts and overlapping cuffs with Velcro. | | | | tricky bit and this is what decides the quality of the |
| Ski goggles: When you’re cruising across slopes | | | | jacket you select. Ski jackets must have a base |
| laden with snow, proper vision could be a matter of | | | | layer to keep the moisture out and an outside layer |
| life and death. Regular ski goggles are good for those | | | | for letting out moisture. Jackets with hoods, pockets |
| people who do not wear any kind of protective | | | | and stretch panels are helpful. |
| eyeglasses. In case you wear eye glasses, your ski | | | | Ski gear has to keep you comfortable, dry and safe. |
| goggles must fit snugly over the glasses. Yellow or | | | | Of course, if you are in a mood to splurge, there is |
| brown tints are helpful because they help you see | | | | no limit to what you can buy. But, if you are counting |
| contours better. Your goggles should fit snugly over | | | | your dollars, then you need to buy those items that |
| the helmet so they can rest over the helmet | | | | are most important and will give you maximum skiing |
| comfortably. Adjustment straps are a must. | | | | pleasure. |