Funniest Ski Outfits

[SkiingInABlueDream]

Almost everybody who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s had to have skied in jeans. I skied in jeans all the time. If it was snowing or raining I wore insulated ski pants. They were pretty warm which is why I skied in jeans. Quite a few people wore tight, stretchy, form fitting ski pants. I would rather spend my money on skiis/boots/bindings. I remember HS bus trips to Hunter were everybody on the bus was wearing jeans.

I did usually wear 1 layer of thermals under the jeans.

I grew up skiing in the 80's and I remember ppl skiing in jeans being comon enough that no one thought twice about it. I sometimes wondered if they actually had the right idea since they didnt need to change to go home! It was only ever adults in jeans though never kids. Probably because kids already have snowpants for playing in snow on snowdays. Ahh childhood..

 

[snowmonster]

Punchy today. What gives?:beer: I like it.

Come on up to the Institution with Puck It. :razz:

Happy to join fellow skiers at the Institution. I've been away for too long. Punchy? Must be because of the effin' Sox!

The fact that skiing is my single favorite activity on earth

If it is then I question your passion.

 

[Nick]

If it is then I question your passion.

You should withhold judgement till you've skied with me

 

[Gnarcissaro]

This guy was dead serious at the mid-mountain lodge at Solitude 2 years ago. It was 50+ degrees out and bluebird.


So was this guy in the attached image at Northstar in 2004 (Yes, I went to Flatstar in college once.) Dude has some sort of sash on?

 

[wa-loaf]

Spotted this fine specimen at Vail 3 years ago:

 

[wa-loaf]

Happy to join fellow skiers at the Institution. I've been away for too long. Punchy? Must be because of the effin' Sox!

If it is then I question your passion.

You should withhold judgement till you've skied with me

Nick I think just hasn't spent a lot of time on ski forums and doesn't know all the terminology the "cool" kids use. Doesn't mean he can't be passionate about skiing. Sometimes he jumps before he looks, but there's obviously a desire to learn even tho he comes across as a gaper sometimes.

 

[snowmonster]

Passion for a sport goes beyond knowing the language or having great technique. Being passionate about a sport borders on obsession. Wanting to know more about different aspects of a sport is a starting point. For many of us, skiing is not just an activity we do every now and then during the winter. It's a way of life. Skiing is the reason for winter and, when the snow is gone, we look forward to the next winter. We don't ski because it's cool. We ski because we love it.

Because the general population only skis occasionally, message boards like these were born to feed the passion of skiers and boarders. If you tried to talk about skiing in your office during the summer, you would be looked at as a freak. In here, you find like minded individuals who were probably thinking of the same thing. That's why I like this place.

I have skied with only a few people on this board and they have shared their love of the sport with me. However, there are many more that I have not met but I feel their passion solely through what they have written. I respect their passion for their passion fuels mine. That's what I am talking about.

 

[Cornhead]

Almost everybody who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s had to have skied in jeans. I skied in jeans all the time. If it was snowing or raining I wore insulated ski pants. They were pretty warm which is why I skied in jeans. Quite a few people wore tight, stretchy, form fitting ski pants. I would rather spend my money on skiis/boots/bindings. I remember HS bus trips to Hunter were everybody on the bus was wearing jeans.

I did usually wear 1 layer of thermals under the jeans.

When I started skiing, I skied in jeans, day pass attached to the main zipper of my jacket, slapping me in the face, only once, I hope. I remember my brother doing it once when I took him to Gore, thought it was funny. I only skied a couple of times a year, wasn't really worth buying any gear. I used to love the impression in my legs from where the two seams at the bottom of the leg of the jeans come together. I remember buying a pair of nylon sport pants that barely fit over my boots. It was the first time I was actually comfortable skiing. That same night my son crashed pretty good on the bunny slope and wanted to leave immediately. I was a little bummed, I was looking forward to more comfortable trips down the hill.


I think skiing in jeans is fine, as long as :

A) It's not precipitating

B) You don't yardsale

C) The seats of the chairlift aren't icy or wet.

D) You don't have to stuff them into your boots, as I used to have to, bell bottoms? That'd be sweet!;-)

The Skiing Chef

This guy worked in the kitchen of the bar. He was a pretty good skier, especially for 300+ lbs. I think he enjoyed looking as much a gaper as possible. I remember him skiing with four or five pair of sunglasses propped on his forehead for varying light conditions.....really?

You've got the look

 

[riverc0il]

- Most of these pics were probably taken at Gaper Day in some resorts. They were probably trying to be ironic. Big difference between people making fun of gapers by dressing like them and gapers.

Indeed. And quite frankly, I see nothing funny about ironic retro hipsterness. Glad they are having fun with it but its old already and was only funny when people were being original with it. It hasn't jumped the shark, it soared like a jet plane over the shark. Given the ironic comedy component of the hipster retro thing, it is almost down right mean spirited, if unwittingly and unintended. Who cares what others wear? Weren't we all unknowledgable newbies at some point?

 

[mister moose]

Skiing in new jeans = blue streak when you fall.

 

[Geoff]

Spotted this fine specimen at Vail 3 years ago:

I'd hit it

This is how I tell it's spring at Killington. My buddy The Rogman pulls out his signature Hawaiian shirt

 

[Nick]

Passion for a sport goes beyond knowing the language or having great technique. Being passionate about a sport borders on obsession. Wanting to know more about different aspects of a sport is a starting point. For many of us, skiing is not just an activity we do every now and then during the winter. It's a way of life. Skiing is the reason for winter and, when the snow is gone, we look forward to the next winter. We don't ski because it's cool. We ski because we love it.

Because the general population only skis occasionally, message boards like these were born to feed the passion of skiers and boarders. If you tried to talk about skiing in your office during the summer, you would be looked at as a freak. In here, you find like minded individuals who were probably thinking of the same thing. That's why I like this place.

I have skied with only a few people on this board and they have shared their love of the sport with me. However, there are many more that I have not met but I feel their passion solely through what they have written. I respect their passion for their passion fuels mine. That's what I am talking about.

I'm on board with this and think it fairly accurately covers me.

Did you ever read my introductory post here in this forum, the announcement from when my sister and I took over the forum? That basically explained how, for me, skiing is a part of me, a part of my personality, and so much more than just an activity I do. It's something that is a part of my life in such a way that it cannot be separated.

But yeah, I hadn't spent a lot of time on forums about skiing before and actually hadn't even heard the name "Gaper". Funds and life have gotten in the way of skiing as much as I'd like in the past few years but as I move along in life, eventually have a family, nothing is more important to me than passing along the gift of skiing and snowsports to my eventual kids.

Also- I still do talk about skiing in the office in the summer

 

[twinplanx]

This guy was dead serious at the mid-mountain lodge at Solitude 2 years ago. It was 50+ degrees out and bluebird.


So was this guy in the attached image at Northstar in 2004 (Yes, I went to Flatstar in college once.) Dude has some sort of sash on?

The One-Piece, while the butt of many jokes, is very functional. Especially in the keeping- powder-out-of-your-pants- department. Now if I could just find one that brings out my inner- badass...

 

[Black Phantom]

My newest goal for this season - try skiing in jeans to see what all the hype is about. Is it cheating if I put 2 layers of thermals underneath?

Yes. One base layer only. Boot cut. Wrangler. :flag:

 

[jaja111]

the best in gaperdom and texas gortex:

http://beatermeter.tumblr.com/

 

[Smellytele]

Skiing in new jeans = blue streak when you fall.

Not if they are stone or acid washed!

 

[wa-loaf]

Skied in corduroy a few times in Jr High , early 80's, they did a nice job of collecting snow.

 

[Nick]

The One-Piece, while the butt of many jokes, is very functional. Especially in the keeping- powder-out-of-your-pants- department. Now if I could just find one that brings out my inner- badass...

When I went back country in 2001 I could really tell the benefit of the 1-piece in the powder... I was full of snow, even with the elastics in the waist of my jacket pulled tight.

 

[snowmonster]

I'm on board with this and think it fairly accurately covers me.

Did you ever read my introductory post here in this forum, the announcement from when my sister and I took over the forum? That basically explained how, for me, skiing is a part of me, a part of my personality, and so much more than just an activity I do. It's something that is a part of my life in such a way that it cannot be separated.

But yeah, I hadn't spent a lot of time on forums about skiing before and actually hadn't even heard the name "Gaper". Funds and life have gotten in the way of skiing as much as I'd like in the past few years but as I move along in life, eventually have a family, nothing is more important to me than passing along the gift of skiing and snowsports to my eventual kids.

Also- I still do talk about skiing in the office in the summer

Good. Glad to hear this. You'll fit right in. Time to walk the walk.

 

[ski stef]

The good days of Castleton State College and skiing at Killlington mid-week all week.

anndd i just noticed i even tucked my pants into my boots. sweet.