Weekend away in Prague in January. It's snowing.

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I am due to do for a weekend away next week to Prague. It's currently snowing there. I don't know if the snow will continue into next week or not.

I don't know what to plan or pack for the cold.

I have a merino base layer long sleeved top. My plan is to wear this under cotton dresses. Wear cotton leggings and leg warmers and wool socks.

I have an alpaca cardigan.

I have a wool highlander shawl. Not this exact one but one I knit myself.

I have my jacket that is like a softshell jacket.

Would that be too many layers?

Should I plan a lighter jacket perhaps so that I can just layer all of these bits instead of my heavier softshell jacket?

I have no idea what to plan and pack.

Any ideas? Anyone been there or been to a cold place in Europe recently? What do you wear?

Check out Aldi and Lidl special buys now, they always have ski gear that's very inexpensive.

As long as you can take the top layers off your top half that will be enough to regulate your temperature indoors, you don't need to take your trousers off.

It's your core (tummy area) and extremities you need to keep warm, but can take off gloves, hat, coat, scarf, and top layer, once sitting down. Having two or three layers still on your legs won't overheat you (especially if you have yet another layer on your top half you can take off).

Hat and layers. I had some thermal black smartish trousers from Next and some sketchers fleece lined boots

It won’t really matter what you do with your hair unless you have a balaclava under your hood. And a balaclava will, of course, squash your blow dry but there’s no avoiding the moisture I. The cold air, even if it’s not sleeting, which it is likely to be.

I agree with this. When we went to Lapland one February we were kitted out in the snow suits that were provided and we just slipped our arms out of the top and rolled it down and took off a couple of layers when indoors.

Hair washing poster?

I have the same holiday schedule as you. It can be quite annoying in that flights from my local airport only go to some central and Eastern European cities in the winter for the Christmas markets, whereas I want to visit in May. Likewise there are Mediterranean destinations they only fly to May-October and I want to go in the winter.

Second Decathlon and Uniqlo for thermal layers. I went in February and it was cold but I was fine with some thermal lined trousers or thermal leggings under jeans. Thermal socks. Decathlon walking boots. And two or three layers under a puffa coat. You'll be walking round so you'll warm up but I can't figure out why anyone would consider taking a cotton dress. And wouldn't a shawl get all bunched up under a coat?