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European skiing jacket for a beginner? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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Hi all!

Just learned how to ski, but the suit I borrowed is super old and started getting wet.

I'm looking for something ideally made in Europe, if not, at least from a European-based company (and made outside), that would be good for a beginner, fairly light and packable. And water-proof. :)

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[โ€“] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Affordable options: Dรฉcathlon's Wedze range is dedicated to skiing. I don't ski but I often cycle in cold, heavy rain and my 500-series jacket has always been top notch.

Expensive options: a lot of Nordic/Scandinavian brands. They know their snow and winter gear. Didriksons, Fjรคllrรคven, Helly Hansen, Bergans etc.. Here are a lot of examples.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Thank you for the suggestions, but don't buy Decathlon. They announced that they'd be leaving russia after a significant backlash to their previous announcement of "nah, it'd cost us money", but in reality, remained operational there, just in secret.

    I'll check out the other options, thanks again!

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 9 months ago

    Yeah the whole Mulliez group is quite problematic. There was a quite a backlash internally when they decided to remain operative in Russia. Source: my wife works in one of their shops.

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