Paying for Winter Jackets

How much do you guys pay for winter jackets?
I'll be buying a new one like next month, so i was just wondering.
What kinds do you get?

I snowboard so I buy a snowboard brand for snowboarding.. with their super water proofing etc.
Last year I bought a Special Blend Jacket (snowboard company) it cost me about $350
and also a more preppy tommy winter jacket so i don't look weird wearin khakis and a boarder jacket :D that cost me (well my dad) like $250 or so

What's "winter?" :confused:

:flipa: :D

Jay, um, honey??? You feelin okay?

Winter is that funny time of year when fluffy white stuff falls from the sky, and it is not as warm... No, the fluffy white stuff is not TP from passing airplanes, it's called SNOW . It makes downhill skiing much easier :)

Oh, and on the actual thread topic, I paid $200 on my ski jacket. It has pockets everywhere, and the liner zips/unzips out of the shell so I have a 3-in-1 for pretty much any season...

Originally posted by saturntangerine
Jay, um, honey??? You feelin okay?

Winter is that funny time of year when fluffy white stuff falls from the sky, and it is not as warm... No, the fluffy white stuff is not TP from passing airplanes, it's called SNOW . It makes downhill skiing much easier :) psst... check location at left...

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Originally posted by jay@af
psst... check location at left...

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yeah i was gunna say that... um jay lives in California!!



yeah saturn i had one of those 3 in 1, unzip the liner, etc. jackets a couple years ago... but i found that it was too bulky, i need to be able to move freely when i'm snowboarding

You know, I could count on one hand the number of times I've seen real snow in my life...

I have family in Santa Rosa, CA, and they get snow...

I guess I overestimated the arrival of that stuff in your part of the state... oops :)

Originally posted by jay@af
You know, I could count on one hand the number of times I've seen real snow in my life...

they have some good places to snowboard in northern California... Lake TAHOE!!

I have a tan color Eddie Bauer jacket that was regular $400 or something USD, but marked down to $100, so I got it :D:D

I have a big bubble coat which ran me about $260.

Originally posted by DVSNCYNIKL
I have a big bubble coat which ran me about $260.

Same here. I got one of those big bubble jackets too, mine was about $300 tho.

Its great, but almost too warm. If I have to go in and out of a building more than once, ill be just soaked in sweat. I dont snowboard or ski, but i know its good cause I use it for snowmobiling and ice fishing, and im never cold.

Go buy yourself a nice new leather jacket. For the amount of skiing I do a year - I just wear my old puffy winter coat with suade shoulders (your typical $50 coat). I still look decent in my big black coat, and when I'm done, I don my nice leather jacket for going out.

Originally posted by MercCougarXR7
Go buy yourself a nice new leather jacket. For the amount of skiing I do a year - I just wear my old puffy winter coat with suade shoulders (your typical $50 coat). I still look decent in my big black coat, and when I'm done, I don my nice leather jacket for going out.

meh, i don't like leather jackets... don't know why
i just by 1 for snowboarding and 1 for goin out

Im getting a brand spankin new USMC Standard issue Polar Fleecew/ liner cammie. Waaaaaarm. And Stylin'

i went to my boardshop and they can't even order my jacket til thanksgiving. so it will be a while til i get mine. SB makes some pretty sweet outerwear. this year i am going with Foursquare though. i can't decide between the Red TS.8000 Niagra or the red FS.20000 Paramount. both are damn nice jackets and they cost around $260 because i'd have to pay for shipping and stuff like that. but i'm sticking with all the other stuff i bought last year. limited board, 5150 bindings, Forum JP Walker boots, SB pants, dragon goggles...I LOVE SNOW!

lol... four square and Special Blend are the same company :D 4 star distribution
that's why all their stuff looks similar :)
but yeah.. i used to like Dub stuff, but last year their stuff was so ugly

i'm keepin most of my snowboard stuff too.... M3 snowboard, Burton CFX bindings and DC premier boots

how are the Forum boots? are they any good?
i had a forum snowboard before my M3... it was good but the M3 is way better, it's stiff and snappy :D

The boots are a dream, they fit like regular shoes and they are uber-supportive. and you don't have to walk wierd when you wear them either. What kind of gloves and goggles do you have?
i think i might be getting a new beenie, either a blue Forum one or a red and gray SB one...:confused:

i have spy goggles... i think they're scoops... they're like clear blue, i love'em
and i got the burton tactic gloves
i have a black and red volcom beanie

I got to get some new gloves, googles and a helmet this year, I may opt for a new set of bindings to (I'm hating Step-ins) as for a coat, last year I got the Burton Biolite Snowsiut, I wantyed the Toast but hey, you get what you get. I'm loving it, no rips, very durable and I usually wear just the coat around outside and a fleece underneath when on the slopes. You do have to layer or else you freeze at 8:00 going up the chairlift when it's minus 30 outside.

BTW, any suggestions on Googles? I really want white Spy's but I'd consider an Oakley one too.

Originally posted by Porsche
You do have to layer or else you freeze at 8:00 going up the chairlift when it's minus 30 outside

-30 sucks. -40 sucks even more. :mad:

-40 + Windchill is about as bad as it gets, for Ontario/ Western Quebec anyways.

I've seen (not felt, staying inside by the fire :D) -50 with windchill back in NB once

Originally posted by Porsche
I got to get some new gloves, googles and a helmet this year, I may opt for a new set of bindings to (I'm hating Step-ins) as for a coat, last year I got the Burton Biolite Snowsiut, I wantyed the Toast but hey, you get what you get. I'm loving it, no rips, very durable and I usually wear just the coat around outside and a fleece underneath when on the slopes. You do have to layer or else you freeze at 8:00 going up the chairlift when it's minus 30 outside.

BTW, any suggestions on Googles? I really want white Spy's but I'd consider an Oakley one too.

oh so you're a helmet kid eh? :D
Ontario is the worst place ever for snowboarding though.... or as i refer to our province: Onterrible

I agree with you about step-ins... i don't like them, i like traditional strap bindings waaaay better, they're more comfortable, your foot seems like it's stuck to the board... while with step-ins when you're turning on your heel edge it feels like you're pulling the board with the bottom of your feet

Spy's are the best..... but those Oakley A-style/type whatever it is, the As are nice... i had oaks before and didn't like'em
The spies are yet too fog or crack or anythin.... and they like rap around your head :D

i like my dragons, but those are the only kind i've bought. they have like a dark tint to them, every says i should get mirrored lenses but i see no use to them. i have the burton toast gloves/mittens and they are soo warm. i even have to wear them in school because even though it snowed yesterday they still have the stupid A/C on. there is a resort here that has a season pass for $99, just for highschool students. its going to be sweet.

Originally posted by snowboarder927
i like my dragons, but those are the only kind i've bought. they have like a dark tint to them, every says i should get mirrored lenses but i see no use to them. i have the burton toast gloves/mittens and they are soo warm. i even have to wear them in school because even though it snowed yesterday they still have the stupid A/C on. there is a resort here that has a season pass for $99, just for highschool students. its going to be sweet.

if i lived in Utah i'd be snowboarding at like Snowbird all the time
you got some nice mountains down there

Originally posted by gang$tarr
you got some nice mountains down there This is true. the best place for boarders is Brighton though, they have a nice park and its big enough that you don't have to mess with annoying skiers. this season i am getting a pass at park city though, the skiing mecca of utah.

Originally posted by snowboarder927
This is true. the best place for boarders is Brighton though, they have a nice park and its big enough that you don't have to mess with annoying skiers. this season i am getting a pass at park city though, the skiing mecca of utah.

i wanna go to snow summit... from watching snowboard videos like technical difficulties (i know it's old but it's one of my favorites) it looks like they got some madd parks at snow summit, they got crazy set ups
there's like crazy ass set ups that say snow summit on the side, so the park sets them up... that must be sweet

but snow summit is in california isn't it

Originally posted by snowboarder927
This is true. the best place for boarders is Brighton though, they have a nice park and its big enough that you don't have to mess with annoying skiers. this season i am getting a pass at park city though, the skiing mecca of utah.


Go Nordic Valley! :hehehe:

only SB927 should get this one ;)

Originally posted by kbslacker



Go Nordic Valley! :hehehe:

only SB927 should get this one ;) LOL! Hey kris do you ski or anything? we should go together, see what you've got:devil: i decided on which jacket i'm going to get, the red four square paramount jacket. if you wanna look at it, its at their website (http://www.foursquare-outerwear.com) under the FS.20000, its going to be tons warm

I got a nice jacket and a pair of courduruoy (sp?) pants for only $19... Gotta love discount combinations... :D

Originally posted by snowboarder927
LOL! Hey kris do you ski or anything? we should go together, see what you've got:devil: i decided on which jacket i'm going to get, the red four square paramount jacket. if you wanna look at it, its at their website (http://www.foursquare-outerwear.com) under the FS.20000, its going to be tons warm

looks sweet to me.... good choice man :D

My jacket is going to cost me $350:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: sometimes i wish i still lived in hawaii

Originally posted by snowboarder927
My jacket is going to cost me $350.... sometimes i wish i still lived in hawaii

that's how much i paid for my special blend jacket last year, well i didn't really pay for it but... ah well :)

Am I the only non-boarder in here? I love skiing. And don't jump to conclusions!!! I tried boarding once. My knees are bad to begin with, and with bruises that lasted for 5 weeks after my attempt at boarding, I decided to stick to something I'm good at. :D Damn toe edge!

I wish I could to out West to ski. PA mtn's suck. I liked Holiday Valley in Ellicotville, NY and Massanutten, VA. But my parabolic skis are quite well suited to the slushy conditions here, and I always make an ass out of myself when powder does fall here! :cool: Carving edges doesn't work well in that silly snow!

Originally posted by saturntangerine
Am I the only non-boarder in here? I love skiing. And don't jump to conclusions!!! I tried boarding once. My knees are bad to begin with, and with bruises that lasted for 5 weeks after my attempt at boarding, I decided to stick to something I'm good at. :D Damn toe edge!

I wish I could to out West to ski. PA mtn's suck. I liked Holiday Valley in Ellicotville, NY and Massanutten, VA. But my parabolic skis are quite well suited to the slushy conditions here, and I always make an ass out of myself when powder does fall here! :cool: Carving edges doesn't work well in that silly snow!

skiings to easy... it's the easy way out of life :)

i used to ski a long time ago, the first time i went of a little jump on my skis.. i needed to get more air!!! then i noticed the snowboarders have all those cool jumps and stuff... so i switched to snowboarding and been lovin it ever since
I'm a board park junkie now :) if the lift will take too long, i'll just start walkin up and down the park.. i also rarely leave the park

Easier? 2 skis vs. 1 board... You just gotta hit the jumps right. Besides, the larger majority of boarders think they are soooo hard... until your skis cover double the distance they could only dream of!!!!

Originally posted by saturntangerine
Easier? 2 skis vs. 1 board... You just gotta hit the jumps right. Besides, the larger majority of boarders think they are soooo hard... until your skis cover double the distance they could only dream of!!!!

yeah, that's why you were soooooo good at snowboarding when you tried :rolleyes:
cause it's easier than skiing :rolleyes:

i don't think i have ever fallen on skis, while my first time on a snowboard it was different :)

it's easier having 2 skis, cause you just point where you wanna go and you go without falling (if it's your first day), with 2 feet it's alot easier to balance. if you're snowboarding and you just go straight (without control) you catch an edge and you fall (that's why your knees were so sore)

I was actually pretty good at boarding w/the exception of the toe edge. I'm good at skiing because I figure skated for 8 years, and a lot of the same balance issues are in skiing. As opposed to boarding where I kept trying to flick the tail out due to habit.

i tried skiing once and i almost shoved the poles in my nose to end teh misery. i only fell a handfull of times my first time boarding so i stuck with that and now, its all good. i couldn't even picture myself skiing. oh and better watch out, that toe edge is a bitch.

SB927: Thanx for the warning!!!! *lol*

i actually love my toe edge, i feel way more stable on it.... when i turn or go up the wall of a 1/4 or 1/2 pipe, i always feel better goin toe edge.... plus you loose power goin up the wall on heel edge

I'm here now.

I love riding on my toe edge much more than heel edge, I just feel off-centered, but when you're carving, it's all the same. BTw, gan$tarr, same story as yuo pretty much expcet I never have skied in my life, I just saw all the cool snowboarders once and said, this is so coo. I'm at the parks sometimes (Although I hate grinding) this, year I'm going to do extensive practice on big air and ither high velocity, big distance jumping. I aslo want to start doing some inverted tricks, which I hear aren't that hard to do.

i like grinding, there are some cool set ups at blue mountain...
but i'm mostly into air

here grinding is called jibbing, i don't know why it just is. and jibbing has got to be one of my favorite things to do, i discovered it last season and i can't get enough of it. i feel just as comfortable on my heel edge but i just feel more natural riding toe egde. this year we are all getting passes to the same place, by we i mean almost everone in my whole school. its going to be awesome. i've already got 3 hot chicks going boarding with me too

it's called jibbing here too
i used to ride with a little board crew called "jib ninjas" we'd go around jibbing shit
i don't know what happened to all those boyz i hope i see'em again this year :D

Originally posted by gang$tarr
it's called jibbing here too
i used to ride with a little board crew called "jib ninjas" we'd go around jibbing shit
i don't know what happened to all those boyz i hope i see'em again this year :D


Jib Ninjas? :rolleyes:

thats about ghey. :right:

LO FREAKING L!!!!! the jib ninja's, heh. i've never really gone with the same people each time. not many of my friends are that good and i just end up going with my brother and we usually saw people there. this year is going to be awesome though, were gonna make movies too

Originally posted by kbslacker

thats about ghey. :right:

it was the name of the crew... cause they were jibbing all the time, and they were fuckin nuts, they'd jib down like 15 stair rails! like ninjas! :D

yeah snowboarder we made alotta videos last year, everywhere we went boarding we'd bring a camera... i'm gunna try and get some vids on the computer from last year

My friend did that last yera at a local small hill, they got a Snowplow to build up a jump which was later turned into a big air jump of sort, and then they broguht lights and cameras and were doing truck drivers and 360 nose taps. (They got a 100cm board and someone held it up over the jump, you did a 180, touched your nose to the base of the board, then did another 180 and landed, all in one motion) BTw, I gotta get a lot better if I'm going to keep up with you guys!

the main thing i have to over come each time i wanna learn a new trick is fear... i'm always scared somethins gunna happen, then i try to forget about it and just do it so i don't look like an idiot in front of my friends (who are amazing at boarding :D )
I'm gettin really good though.... the only thing about Onterrible (Ontario) is that it's all ice, everything is always ice, so it hurts like a BITCH when you fall
the only thing i ever hurt though is like my tail bone.. i never land on my knees and i never hit my head... it still hurts like a bitch, the worst is when you fall tryin a trick on the ice and you just feel sick, like your stomach turns... that's the worst pain, most people stay down for like 30 seconds when that happens. But when that happens to me i get up right away, so that it looks like it didn't hurt that much... even though on the way down the rest of the hill, i'm like all numb and i can't talk :D lol

Originally posted by gang$tarr
the main thing i have to over come each time i wanna learn a new trick is fear... i'm always scared somethins gunna happen, then i try to forget about it and just do it so i don't look like an idiot in front of my friends (who are amazing at boarding :D )
I'm gettin really good though.... the only thing about Onterrible (Ontario) is that it's all ice, everything is always ice, so it hurts like a BITCH when you fall
the only thing i ever hurt though is like my tail bone.. i never land on my knees and i never hit my head... it still hurts like a bitch, the worst is when you fall tryin a trick on the ice and you just feel sick, like your stomach turns... that's the worst pain, most people stay down for like 30 seconds when that happens. But when that happens to me i get up right away, so that it looks like it didn't hurt that much... even though on the way down the rest of the hill, i'm like all numb and i can't talk :D lol

That's so true, that's why I got to Quebec. Ever tried snowboarding on pur ice covered hills? "The edges, they do nothing!"

Originally posted by Porsche


That's so true, that's why I got to Quebec. Ever tried snowboarding on pur ice covered hills? "The edges, they do nothing!"

oh i've done it.... in Quebec
Pure ice half-pipe... it was horrible, i wanted to take off my board and start slamming it against one of the walls... but i held myself back :)

I've helicoptered my board upwards of 10 times :)

Originally posted by Porsche
I've helicoptered my board upwards of 10 times :)

That is sooooo much fun :D it almost takes the heat off, till you look at your board and there's like a chip on it.. then you just get twice as mad and start breaking everything you see, hehe :D

That is so me for anything, If I don't get perfect or don't do It lawlessly, I beat the Shit out of it.