Thin Sock or Thick Sock?

[JimG.]

Ski Specific or not?
I have Smartwool light sox, as well as a pair of Swix light sox(which I bought when I forgot my sox at home)

Ski specific...Smartwool Ultralight is a good example.

 

[severine]

Skiing - LIGHT, though I was only converted over the last season to that.

The first season I skied, the guys at the ski shop recommended these really thick socks and that's what I used. What a difference when I switched to the thin (Smartwool light racing) socks!

 

[drjeff]

Smartwool ultra light

or X socks, ultralight ski carving socks

 

[wa-loaf]

Smartwool ultra light

Sorry doc, those aren't the ultralights. Ultralights have no padding:

 

[bvibert]

I like the Smartwool's with no padding.

 

[deadheadskier]

Smartwool ultra light

or X socks, ultralight ski carving socks

$62 for Socks???? :blink:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/XSO0025/X-Socks-Ski-Carving-Silver-Sinofit-Socks-Mens.html


If they're gonna charge that much, they might as well change the name to XXX socks and include a happy ending. That's insane.

 

[wa-loaf]

$62 for Socks???? :blink:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/XSO0025/X-Socks-Ski-Carving-Silver-Sinofit-Socks-Mens.html


If they're gonna charge that much, they might as well change the name to XXX socks and include a happy ending. That's insane.

Woa, hadn't noticed that. I thought $15-18 bucks was a lot for the Smartwools.

 

[deadheadskier]

Sorry doc, those aren't the ultralights. Ultralights have no padding:

I really need to stay out of the gear forum. It's pretty much guaranteed to drain my wallet. Going on everyone's love affair with these socks, I just ordered some. Of course not 1 pair or 2, but 3 in order to vault over the $50 bar for free shipping :roll: :lol:

looking forward to receiving them and trying them with the Kryptons. FWIW I did try on the Kryptons barefoot the other night and they felt much better, so looking forward to joining the ultra thin fancy sock world :lol: . I'm sure once I get them heat molded I'll love em.

 

[bvibert]

$62 for Socks???? :blink:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/XSO0025/X-Socks-Ski-Carving-Silver-Sinofit-Socks-Mens.html


If they're gonna charge that much, they might as well change the name to XXX socks and include a happy ending. That's insane.

WOW! That's a LOT for a pair of socks!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

$62 for Socks???? :blink:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/XSO0025/X-Socks-Ski-Carving-Silver-Sinofit-Socks-Mens.html


If they're gonna charge that much, they might as well change the name to XXX socks and include a happy ending. That's insane.

I bet they help you ski better...and I think $20 a pair is insane at the local ski shop so I mainly buy my ski socks from ems.com

 

[hammer]

The only way I can wear my ski boots is with an extra thin sock...I think that's a good thing...

 

[drjeff]

$62 for Socks???? :blink:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/XSO0025/X-Socks-Ski-Carving-Silver-Sinofit-Socks-Mens.html


If they're gonna charge that much, they might as well change the name to XXX socks and include a happy ending. That's insane.

My wife (the QUEEN of cold feet) got them first, and compared to what we've spent on her entire boot/sock/heater system(s) over the years, $62 is a drop in the bucket. She got them on the recomendation of her trusted boot fitter(and no his shop DIDN'T sell them). Without any other changes to her boots at that time, she noticed for her a significant improvement in the warmth of her toes (I thought at first that it might well be psychosomatic ). Since then, she's also bought a pair of the Boot length tights that they make and has been very happy with them also.

Then last year for Christmas, she got a pair of them for me. Are they really nice socks, yes. Are they worth basically 4 times what my smartwools cost me, unlikely. Would I have bought them for myself, very, very unlikely at that price.

 

[drjeff]

Sorry doc, those aren't the ultralights. Ultralights have no padding:

Sorry I wasn't really paying attention the photo, I just google imaged smartwool ultralight socks and posted without looking

 

[tree_skier]

Thin or no. When I was racing competitively (not just smoking BobR or skibums9995) I didn't wear socks for the tighter more responsive fit. But now have gone to a thin sock. Lange has a great pair.

 

[mlctvt]

I think I paid either $6.95 or $8.95 per pair for the Smartwool Ultralight ski socks last year on SierraTradingPost.com. I stocked up then. Just watch for the sales and use your 20% coupon they tend to email every few weeks.

My wife always has cold feet . Last year I convinced her to switch to thin socks and she couldn't believe how much warmer her feet were and how much control she gained.
I think almost every skier newby makes the same mistake and chooses thick socks, thinking they'll be warmer.

 

[Marc]

Whatever I get for Christmas. I'm not picky. Free is good.

 

[Trekchick]

I got sox like that on SAC for a whooooooole lot less!

 

[Trekchick]

I got sox like that on SAC for a whooooooole lot less!

Got these for my husband. He seems to like them.
http://sac.gearattack.com/items/8626

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

thin ski sock...Lava Wool has some good ones

 

[MRGisevil]

Whatever I get for Christmas. I'm not picky. Free is good.

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