WHEN YOU CHOOSE YOUR SKI & SNOWBOARD WEARS
As in every sport, skiing and snowboarding also require some special clothing.
Where skiing and snowboarding are performed in cold and open areas exposed to variable weather conditions can be the first reason for proper dressing ,On the other hand proper dressing means better performance for ski and snowboard lovers.
Ski and Snowboard wears have designed primarily as a kind of health shield also provide comfort to increase your performance
So lets see how and what to wear when we decide to go skiing and snowboarding.
SKI HELMET
Ski Helmet is the most important part of your wears when you decide to step on snowy grounds. Therefore we would like start with Helmet first before going into our explanatory advices for Ski and Snowboard dressings.
Wearing helmet mean is to protect your head and protect control center of your body, your brain.
No matter how good you are at skiing or snowboarding, even if you dont hit some one, someone may hit you even if happens one chance in a thousand.
According to statistical reports, most ski and snowboard injuiries are caused by collisions during performance
Helmets are not only protection of your head from impacts ;they are also vital shield to protect you from the cold air.
In this respect Helmets are designed with its outer and inner shells to ensure protection from impacts while using cold proof and breathable materials to prevent ear sweating too.
Here’s our advices to help you make the best choices
Size and Mold: As it is known,that the comfortable helmet means a helmet that fits to your head comfortably. You can try following simple testing when you are choosing the right helmet that you will carry during all your activities.
Simply wear the helmet and fasten the chin strap tightly..
Shake your head and see if there is points to disturbs you..If so this helmet is too small for you.
Or If the helmet is dancing on your head .It means the helmet is too big for you.
If you would like to use technical parameters please see helmet sizes in table below according to head circumferences to be measured with tape measure from eyebrow line.
| Head Circumference (cm) | Helmet Sizes |
| 51-55 cm arası ise | S.. |
| 55-59 cm arası ise | M.. |
| 59-63 cm arası ise | L.. |
| 63-67 cm arası ise | XL |
Chinband of Helmets : It is serious part of helmet that needs to be considered when choosing helmets.
There are “clip-on” and “magnetic” versions available for ease wear and take off. However our advice is to check protective pads first to prevent irritation might be accur on your chin
Another thing to be considered is the type of the helmet you will choose in according to sport activity you will be doing.
Full helmets: They are made with hard core shell to resist extreme impacts and prevents possibilites of excessive impacts such as during ski jumping.
Half Helmets: They are known as classical ski and snowboard helmets prevents from impacts while offering ear pad protection to eliminate ear sweating.
WEARS
After choosing right helmet,now you can choose your out fits for maximum enjoyment from your skiing trip down to slopes
Layer Clothing :It will be beneficial to pay attention to layered clothing where such sports like Skiing or Snowboarding will be performed in cold weather conditons..
Base Layer : Make sure that you have an underwear made of thermal or similar fabric or pure wool to keep you warm while minimize sweating in aid of its breathable feature. OR two thin layers are also okay
Mid Layer : Depending on your endurance in cold environments ; any turtleneck sweater,fleece or similar clothes,or goose down fleece without thick fillings will be good choice to wear for your comfort
Outer Layer : It will be your ski and snowboard clothe to wear which will have direct affection on your performance. Therefore we would like to advice you to choose in according to its functional properties instead of its fancy look.
You can visit our store KARMEN to find all kind of ski and snowboard clothes made of special breathable fabrics that are cold,wind and water resistant with waterproof stitching.
Ski Jacket ; When choosing a ski jacket make sure that it is designed to be light weight as well as made of breathable materials with a low evaporation coefficient and not permeable to snow water.
Ski Pants : Ski pants have to be made of same materials of ski jackets while offering
- Comfortable for all kind of movements
- The waist part should be adjustable
- It should have pockets for carrying your personal belongings
GLOVES
We all know that when we feel cold,the first thing we do is rubbing our hands and palms together. So it means we also have to have gloves to protect our hand when we decide to make activities on snowy and cold environment.
Ski gloves not only keeps our hands warm,but it provides better grap to ski poles and protects our hands against corrosive effects of ice layers in case of falling or rubbing.
According to scientific researches, it is reported that women complain more from cold hands than men
Of course glove preference of ski and snowboard lovers can be vary greatly depends on the type of activities.
Ski gloves can be choosen in respect of their features in means of keeping warm, water proof or better gripping and abrasion-proof feature by individual preferences.
Water Proofing continies to be important feature when choosing right ski gloves; However material softness and hardness should also be considered in according to purpose of usage.
Comfort is one of the main criteria which should be considered when choosing your gloves.
Gloves that are comfortable for your hand are the gloves that fits snugly allow to move fingers easily with little gap between your hand and inner liner.
Long Cuff Gloves: Can be considered for those ski and snowboard lovers when they decide to perform off piste or steep and deep snow conditions.
Mittens ;The next of ski glove which is builded with two separeted parts. One for thumb and remaining part for four fingers are kept together in a single compartment.
They can be used especially when need of warmer hands which is result of being four fingers in one compartment supports hand temperature.
However it should be kept in mind that the mittens have weaker grip to ski poles.
On the other hand mittens may not be handy when you need to take off your accessories like ,glasses,helmets etc.during your performance
Inner glove : For warmer hands,it can be considered to have second thin glove as like iner liner as long as they hav made of flexibil and thin material.
SKI GOGGLES
When considering functionality, ski goggles are an indispensable part of ski wearings as an real shield rather than just accessory.
Beside Its role to protect our eyes against harmful UV exposure and snow reflection to prevent snow blindness and possible damaging ,goggles has positive contribution to our vision quality for our better performence.
Comfort Is again main point as of every accessories. So make sure that the your goggle fits well and have non-slip straps too.