Snow socks

conno16

what are the best type of snow socks out there in the market?
personally i have tended to purchase northface on-line and these have worked well for me
however at 65 quid a pop i'm not interested in splashing out bigtime this year

flikflak

I dont care what the "best" are - I just have ones from M+S. Not paying loads for socks. I think they are one of the things you can get away with not paying a lot for.

conno16

its important to have good quality socks tho dont you think
your performance on the snow would suffer around day 3/4 if you dont have good quality socks in my opinion

WithCheesePlease

I got Barts socks in the great outdoors. Around €7.50 a pair I think. Heading off on Saturday so I don't know how good they are yet though...

olaola

I got some Technica socks in TKMaxx a few years ago and they're the best I've bought. Steer clear of Aldi ones - they get 'flabby' really quickly and aren't really worth it.

flikflak

No why would socks affect what my skiing was like on the 3rd or 4th day. I have a pair for each day mostly the same make and I dont notice any difference from day one to day 6.

Some fantastic skiers (father a ski instructor been skiing since they could walk) I know just wear ordinary socks.

conno16

it is my ambition to one day ski without any socks at all

flikflak

conno16 wrote: »

it is my ambition to one day ski without any socks at all

Go for it - maybe you can try without boots or skis too if you had big enough feet

ShayK1

€65 for socks????

How much did you pay for your Jacket?

conno16

only about 150 - important to include some base layers and you'll be laughin
its the socks man, everything starts there

BoardsRanger

You can get 3 good pairs in Snow+Rock for €15 when you take into account a 3for2 and 15% off offer which they have at the moment.

Mmmm_Lemony

Wicklow Walkers... 3 yoyos a pair and they are perfect! Not sure if they still do them... Wouldn't by anything else there though :P

Overflow

My wifes grandmother knitted me a woolen pair, best ski socks ever and free, haha 65 for socks is a joke, any socks you buy for 65 quid, your just paying for the brand.

conno16

my grandmothers dont knit
if you haven't wore a pair of 65 quid socks its kinda hard for you to judge them
they really make a big difference, you find urself gliding over the snow for hours
i wear them gardening, doing diy, and fishing as well
admittedly tho, thats prob just cause they're warm and i feel the need to get value for money from them

Mmmm_Lemony

conno16 wrote: »

my grandmothers dont knit

they really make a big difference, you find urself gliding over the snow for hours
value for money from them

3 quid, michael guineys, a saving of 62 yoyos per pair, and I was gliding all day too...

Overflow

yeah wierd i was gliding all day with my knitted socks.

Nemeziss

Great socks I think

http://www.mandmdirect.com/products-Horizon-Mens-Salomon-Mission-Ski-Sock-Grey_HZ56.htm

http://www.mandmdirect.com/products-Horizon-Womens-Salomon-Devine-Ski-Sock-White_HZ57.htm

They do other great bargains on skiwear

Overflow

Looks like they would do the job fine, sure beats paying 65 quid.

bensers

Got mine from Micks garage and the birds from MotorSock.ie and MotorSock.ie were better. Easier to fit and better grip. If MotorSock.ie are sold out which they were last year can get the same ones from AutoSock.co.UK but will cost ya an extra 30 quid for same pair. but they are decent.

anymore

I now jsut use good technical socks - if anyone has trouble with thier feet when they ski a lot, I suggest they try one pair of good socks - I thibk I paid about € 28 in the ski shpos in Austria. I have found the same doing running marathons - a good pair of socks are worth the investment.
You can get away with jsut two pairs for a weeks skiing and they can be washed and dried overnight and they will last quite a while.