what to wear--skiing trip

[hydeparkhottie]

I have found myself pandering to another event where I will be out of my depth.

I am apparently going skiing in the first week of feb. I am not a winter animal and have avoided the slopes successfully for 30 years. It looks like this year, I have no excuses.

What do I wear? Where do I even go to look? I live in London.

I am a chubby size 14, 5'5, I am 30 years old (mother of two). I am hoping to be eating oysters and drinking champagne all day (but I have a feeling this is wishful thinking).

How do you even accessorise for this type of situation?

I feel most confident skinny jeans, tunics and heels no higher than 4 inches for day to day, but I think heels are a no go for the slopes...can I just get away with being hotel lobby chic?

Walk down High St Ken, lots of outdoor shops selling sale snow gear. Whistler is meant to be gorgeous. If all else fails, drink lots of schnapps. Superficialities get lots of people through tough times. Good luck.

My DD is going ski-ing (you wouldn't catch me on skis in this lifetime)
Heatech (Uniqlo) layers
Micro-Fleece (they said don't wear wool)

Factor 50 SPF and lipsalve

If it's gonna be cold then get some good goggles as well.
I didn't go skiing until I was mid 30's
It never appealed to me at all.
But your first ski holiday will be the funniest holiday of your life!

Tip; if you are finding ski's tricky then ask for snow blades. Soooo much easier to manoeuvre and control. I can't do ski's any more after trying snow blades. Love them!

This idea of skiing is not mine--it's his. He thinks if we do something somewhere far away we'll get over our dead marriage and a new marriage will appear in its place.

Having said this, I will walk up and down hi st ken. It's my favourite place.

Whistler is a wonderful ski resort, and I say this as someone who doesn't ski. When we went we stayed at the Hilton and when in the US or Canada I only do casual so it was Jeans and a Jumper every night for tea. I wouldn't be seen dead in a spray tan or with whitened teeth, so I think we are from different ends of the fashion world.
Whistler is a pedestrianized village so you could wear your heels if you wanted to, I wouldn't but I'm happy in my warm snow boots.
Are you going to ski? If not then it is not a viewing friendly resort, as you have to pay a lot to go up to the lodges. There are good spa treatments in town.

I think we are going to do some winter activities...I have left DH to decide what to do.

I usually plan the family holidays around baby friendly activities and more often than not it's always at a beach.

This isn't really an S&B response, but it's kind of moved beyond this.

What age are your DCs and are they coming too? Maybe money is no object to you, but skiing is a very expensive holiday if one person has never done it, particularly going all the way to Canada.

Heat tech extra warm long sleeved T's x 2 (poss 3)

Great snow boots, like these

A bobble hat with a furry pom pom

A down filled jacket, if money is no object then look at Moncler, Canada Goose or Woolrich (all great investments you will wear to death for years, even in London), otherwise look at North Face.

Then micro fleece and a selection of lovely warm jumpers and jeans (not for skiing, obvs, but for relaxing on terraces up mountains, preferably with vin chaud/hot choc

Whistler is fabulous! And very casual. You can go to any restaurant there wearing skinny jeans, Sorel boots, and nice sweater. No spray tan required, you won't see much of that at Whistler. Enjoy! Even though you are not looking forward to it, maybe it will turn out.