Snowboard Clothing That Lets You Be Practical AND Dress the Part
The 5 things you need to know about snowboard clothing
Snowboard clothing can be oh-so-cool and have you looking SO good out there carving down the slopes -- but there are some practical things that snowboard clothing needs to take care to earn its keep, too!
Snowboard clothing, from underwear to the outermost layers, should be chosen for these reasons (besides looking amazing!):
1. Snowboard clothing inner layers
-- anything that's in direct contact with your skin, in other words -- should 'wick,' meaning that they should turn moisture away from the body by moving it toward the outside of the fabric, where it can evaporate.
This is important because you can easily end up sweating (on a run), then cooling down (on the chair going back up for another run), then sweating, then cooling down while you are snowboarding. In general these inner layers of snowboard clothing are made from either pure wool (and in this modern era, pure wool that doesn't itch AND is washable is entirely available!) OR treated high-tech synthetic fibers.
2. The Second Layer
The next layers of snowboard clothing should be designed to trap layers of air between your skin and your clothing, or between layers of clothing itself -- this is the property of snowboard clothing that will provide 'insulation,' and keep you the warmest. Possible fibers include wool, fleece, and pile.
3. Snowboard clothing needs to be lightweight.
Don't assume that snowboard clothing has to be heavy to be warm -- and heavy clothing will definitely affect your performance on the hill.
4. The Outer Layers
Outer layers of snowboard clothing need to be able to keep you dry, or stop moisture from penetrating into the inner layers, because if you get wet, getting cold would not be far behind. And cold is something you definitely DON'T want to get when you're having a blast snowboarding!
Choose your snowboard clothing for warmth, dryness, AND coolness, in that order, and you can't go wrong!