Cheap ski wear

Former_MSE_Archna

What's the deal?

Ski wear can be overly pricey, yet it's possible to slash the cost by getting cheaper clobber that will still do the job just as well.

Super cheap ski wear at Aldi

Aldi is offering a range of ski wear at cheap prices. Find your nearest Aldi.

Available now:

• [FONT=&quot]Soft Shell Ski Trousers – £19.49 [/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Soft Shell Ski Jackets - £24.29[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ski suits - £48.00[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ski Merino Thermal Underwear - £14.59[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ski and Snowboard Goggles - £8.76[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ski Socks - £1.94[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ski Gloves - £4.86[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ski Tops - £5.84[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Winter Boots - £14.59 per pair [/FONT]

Available from 4 January

• [FONT=&quot]Children’s ski wear - £19.99[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Children’s ski roll neck - £4.99 (2 pack)[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Children’s Ski Gloves/Mittens – £1.99 per pair[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Children’s Ski Socks - £2.99 (2 pack)[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Children’s Thermal Set - £4.49 each[/FONT]

Cut price branded ski wear at TK Maxx

TK Maxx is an absolute haven for cheap branded ski wear. It's possible to get jackets, trousers plus accessories for a fraction of the price. For example an O'Neil jacket that retails at £120 can be snapped up for £50 if you get lucky.

It's luck of the draw at TK Maxx though, it doesn't know what stock it will get, in advance and each store carries different items so it's a matter of searching and checking back when you can.

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jellyellie

Just to add a quick tip - thermals made from merino wool are THE best thermals.

They're just as warm as the normal synthetic thermals, but with the added bonus that you can wear them for up to a week (washing yourself daily) or longer without them smelling, as they're made from nautral wool rather than, well, plastic.

The small downside to this is they don't wick moisture *as* well as some of the top synthetic thermals.

Merino is great for moneysavers, as you only need the one set for a ski/snowboarding trip, making it cheaper than buying a few sets of synthetics. I went snowboarding for a week for the first time in April this year, and lived in my one set of Icebreaker merino thermals. I also wear them all the time for sailing.

Sam_Ash

Just a quick reminder, make sure that what you are buying is high enough quality for what you need. At the end of the day, a Ski suit for less than £50 probably won't be that good. I work in a ski shop, and can tell you that most of the time, you do get what you pay for. £50 isn't that much. By all means, go to TK Maxx and save a bit, but I would personally avoid the Aldi stuff - it isn't worth the risk.

Just as a quick example, we did have reports of hypothermia with a child's £20 ski suit last year (I didn't hear anything concrete to be fair though). Make sure you know what you are getting yourself into.

Personally, just go for the TK Maxx stuff if money is a bit short, as at least they have the kit they have there is branded (which usually means reliable in the ski industry).

maxpatch

I cannot recommend Aldi ski wear (Crane Sports is the brand name) enough. I can only tell the tale of when I went skiing 4 years ago in my first lot of Aldi ski wear and one particular day it absolutely heaved it down with snow ALL day and so most people were coming back to the hotel moaning about being soaking wet (all wearing si wear like Helly Hansen, Spyder etc.). Whereas myself and my friend were bone dry and bragging about our Aldi ski suits!! We then showed how dry we still were by going and building a snowman by the hotel front door and making snow angels on the floor!! Since then my husband and I have visited Aldi each year to stock up on thermals, socks, sunglasses and ski suits to name but a few. You get excellent quality at excellent prices. They have all the technical features of the 'named' ski wear at a fraction of the price.
Happy skiing

TillyTrippit

I'm with maxpatch - we have been skiing for many years and the Aldi stuff compares extremely well. I think the difference is if you are a real off pister doing wild stuff :eek: then you will need serious extreme weather equipment. For the rest of us, pottering around the carefully carved out runs be they blue or black, all you need is covered by the Aldi stuff.:D

As for a child suffering from hypothermia - I don't want to be inflammatory, but that could be down to parents not being careful enough - we have taken both our children from 14 months, and apart from when our eldest first went - young and extremely overanxious parents, our kids have never had expensive stuff.

When we were young and daft (same thing usually) we spent serious money on skiwear - one year costing nearly as much as the apartment we rented:eek: !
Nothing has beaten the Aldi stuff we have bought since our kids were little -plus the fact that kids stuff normally lasts one or two years at the most (one year too big and the second 'just' right). There have been years when we have had the money to go twice, so the Aldi stuff has lasted for four trips - not something normally asked of skiwear .
HTH,
Tilly
xx

adyclare

maxpatch wrote: »

I cannot recommend Aldi ski wear (Crane Sports is the brand name) enough. I can only tell the tale of when I went skiing 4 years ago in my first lot of Aldi ski wear and one particular day it absolutely heaved it down with snow ALL day and so most people were coming back to the hotel moaning about being soaking wet (all wearing si wear like Helly Hansen, Spyder etc.). Whereas myself and my friend were bone dry and bragging about our Aldi ski suits!! We then showed how dry we still were by going and building a snowman by the hotel front door and making snow angels on the floor!! Since then my husband and I have visited Aldi each year to stock up on thermals, socks, sunglasses and ski suits to name but a few. You get excellent quality at excellent prices. They have all the technical features of the 'named' ski wear at a fraction of the price.
Happy skiing

Hi
I too have used Aldi ski wear for several years, first buying in Aldi Germany and now in the UK. It is warm, dry and fashionable and so cheap you can afford to buy it, wear it, sell it on EBay at a very reasonable price and get a new outfit for the next season. Goodness knows skiing is soooooooo expensive :cool: - so save a bit of money by buying from Aldi. Then spend it on the Apres Ski!!:rotfl:

flea72

perhaps quality has changed, but the latest range in Aldi is very thin and i would say is more 'fashion' wear

Flea

Seakay

TK Maxx usually has some good ski wear as well

creased-leach

Ah...should I mention my ski bargain of the century? Last year, in the spring final clearance week at TK Maxx...a pair of red Brugi ski pants...

for the princely sum of £1!!!!

Oh, and take a look in Chavs-R-Us. Sorry, I mean sports direct! For socks, gloves etc. I can highly recommend their Campri moon boots for around a tenner- we've had both types and they've lasted several years- with cozy dry toes all round!

db21111

I know I'm dragging up an old thread but if anybody sees the crane merino wool base layers on sale anywhere again I'd like to get some more if it's cheap still!

Lugh_Chronain

Marshall Leisure might be worth checking especially when they have their sales. Dare2b also looks fairly reasonably priced as well.