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Do you wear your ski pants in the Car?

Shock

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My ski pants are way more comfortable than my jeans. I wear them on the way up and back, no matter how obnoxiously bright blue they are.
 

Geoff

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I boot up in the condo.

On a road trip solo, I usually multitask for the last 15 minutes of the drive so I hit the parking lot ready to go except for ski boots.
 

jaja111

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I wear ski pants the whole day, from leaving my house to returning to it. I don't care about "fashion", I'm not likely to forget them and have to wear texas gortex, and it enables me to have a beer and relax when we get there and get acclimated to the cold outside, while I wait for the fashionistas in my group to change in the disease hut.
 

Black Phantom

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I wear ski pants the whole day, from leaving my house to returning to it. I don't care about "fashion", I'm not likely to forget them and have to wear texas gortex, and it enables me to have a beer and relax when we get there and get acclimated to the cold outside, while I wait for the fashionistas in my group to change in the disease hut.

So you 'ski' in jeans?
 

BenedictGomez

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If I'm staying <= one hour from the hill, then yes I wear my pants in the car. If it's a 3 hour trip to the Catskills, hell no.
 

Brewbeer

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I wear a poly pro base layer and a pair of shorts for the car trip. Change socks and pull on ski pants (and boots) in the car in the parking lot. Schelping a bunch of stuff to change in a hot crowded lodge is unkind.
 

jimmywilson69

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I live 10 miles from my local hill. I absolutely wear ski pants. I tried driving in ski boots, and it obviously didn't go so well. My son is fully geared up except for jacket and gloves.

I can be walking to the lift within 5 minutes once I park.
 

VR17

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Always wear ski pants on the way to a ski area if the drive is one hour or less, never wear ski socks, put them on in the lodge. Used to live near a small local hill that was 10 minutes away, wore my Alpine boots for the drive but it was a little tricky with a Tacoma 5 speed but managable. Could be on the lift within 2 minutes of parking. Always change into jeans for the ride home/ not a big deal about getting into the house fast for dinner.
 

neil

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I just wear all my snowboarding gear on the way up and down. Same pants, same socks, same everything. I did once drive for a short distance in my snowboard boots too.

I absolutely hate waiting 30 minutes for the idiot who insists on changing completely in the lodge. What a nightmare.
 
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