Any short skiers out there?

[tirtytreeandatird]

Hi there just looking for some ski wear advice please ! I am 5 ft 0 .... That right basically a short arse :-) have not been skiing for nearly 7 years, my gear from back then is pretty manky from being in the attic and my salopettes were way too long. I have a decent black jacket and would only like to get new salopettes. Went to a few shops today, tkmax have no ski gear left, tried some girls stuff in regatta, mountain warehouse places like that ..but they only had up to age 13 ...which lets face it I am not😢😢 while they were ok on the length they were a bit too snug. So please tell me wise mumsnetters (esp the short ones!) where oh where do you buy your short leg ski gear?

I just get normal stuff and it bunches up over my ski boots which is fine. When I take the boots off then they're about a foot too long

I think some of the Decathlon kit has adjustable leg and sleeve lengths, using internal cords.

The likes of o'neill etc do girls stuff up to age 16

Sorry posted too soon!! Try tk maxx if you have one nearby, they do better brands of kids stuff and you might be lucky with the sizing!

Thanks for the replies everyone. Will check decathlon and have another look in tk maxx, the one I tried a few days ago had no ski stuff left. They might be due more gear in soon. I have this feeling we are going to get onto the slopes and people will point and laugh at our very outdated gear! I believe it's normal now for everyone to wear helmets too ....that will be a first for us!! Once I get my stuff organised I can start looking forward to the skiing bit 😃😃

TK maxx online is amazing for ski stuff. Look daily

I saw these today in Tog24 which are in a short length.

Sweaty Betty have 3 different leg lengths in their salopettes. They are ££££ though.

Boden teen range goes up to 16+ which is about an adult 12, but may be too long!

I'm short and a size 14-16 so not only do I look like a big fat bauble rolling down the slopes I also have to roll my trousers up once the ski boots come off as they are about a foot too long!

I'm trying to find some for my ski trip in a weeks time and have had no luck so far.

I was about to post this very thread. I also end up rolling my trousers up when I step out of my boots. I'll have a look at decathlon, although it sounds like they'll bunch up too

I got boys trespass ones which fit ok I'm size 12-14 and 5'2"

I came across this site below when looking for plus size skiwear. May be useful?

www.theshortskishop.com/