Be prepared for the cold...
We have a lot of guests from Florida and Texas who frankly have not seen much in terms of cold weather. Therefore, I have made some notes below.
Base layer; long underwear (top and bottoms) - make sure it wicks
Socks; Nothing like good socks. Smartwool is good and worth paying a little extra. make sure they are knee high for skiing. http://www.backcountry.com/smartwool-phd-ski-racer-sock
Turtle-neck; will be your next layer. Wicking is good. Not too heavy...
Light puff jacket; is what I prefer. I have this jacket and LOVE it. I wear it all winter long here in TX. http://www.backcountry.com/arcteryx-atom-lt-insulated-jacket-mens#review_200133965
My wife has a Patagonia. http://www.backcountry.com/patagonia-nano-puff-insulated-jacket-womens .
These two jackets are similar IMHO, thisjacket looks good on women, the one above looks better on guys...
Outer jacket: I like Outdoor Research stuff. Good value without the big North Face dollars. I have one like this that goes over teh light puff jacket. I like the flexibility. Also, in black it really does not look like a ski jacket so you can wear it in TX. This one does not have a hood. I rarely where my hood (if ever) but you be the judge. http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-credo-softshell-jacket-mens#review_67539 Another you may wish to look at is: http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-revel-jacket-mens
For the lady, this looks like a good option; http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-transfer-softshell-jacket-womens or this for one with a removable hood... http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-backbowl-jacket-womens
Ski / Sledding pants: you can go cheaper, in my opinion, because you won't be wearing those often in TX or Florida ;-)
Maybe something like... http://www.cabelas.com/mens-bibs-pants-arctix-insulated-ski-pants.shtml?WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=727110&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=642DD149-434E-E011-BB8E-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NAI have been in this gear in -40. Granted it was brutal but I survived. If it's crazy like that I am guessing most of you are drinking todies by the fire ;-)
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I know this stuff is expensive - but I am also offering stuff (jackets you will use other times as well).
Overall, there are cheaper ways to go. However, these are the layers. How you get there is your choice.
I had links to Backcountry because they guarantee everything for life :-)
Feel free to ping me or e-mail me with questions or comments.
Base layer; long underwear (top and bottoms) - make sure it wicks
Socks; Nothing like good socks. Smartwool is good and worth paying a little extra. make sure they are knee high for skiing. http://www.backcountry.com/smartwool-phd-ski-racer-sock
Turtle-neck; will be your next layer. Wicking is good. Not too heavy...
Light puff jacket; is what I prefer. I have this jacket and LOVE it. I wear it all winter long here in TX. http://www.backcountry.com/arcteryx-atom-lt-insulated-jacket-mens#review_200133965
My wife has a Patagonia. http://www.backcountry.com/patagonia-nano-puff-insulated-jacket-womens .
These two jackets are similar IMHO, thisjacket looks good on women, the one above looks better on guys...
Outer jacket: I like Outdoor Research stuff. Good value without the big North Face dollars. I have one like this that goes over teh light puff jacket. I like the flexibility. Also, in black it really does not look like a ski jacket so you can wear it in TX. This one does not have a hood. I rarely where my hood (if ever) but you be the judge. http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-credo-softshell-jacket-mens#review_67539 Another you may wish to look at is: http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-revel-jacket-mens
For the lady, this looks like a good option; http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-transfer-softshell-jacket-womens or this for one with a removable hood... http://www.backcountry.com/outdoor-research-backbowl-jacket-womens
Ski / Sledding pants: you can go cheaper, in my opinion, because you won't be wearing those often in TX or Florida ;-)
Maybe something like... http://www.cabelas.com/mens-bibs-pants-arctix-insulated-ski-pants.shtml?WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=727110&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=642DD149-434E-E011-BB8E-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NAI have been in this gear in -40. Granted it was brutal but I survived. If it's crazy like that I am guessing most of you are drinking todies by the fire ;-)
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I know this stuff is expensive - but I am also offering stuff (jackets you will use other times as well).
Overall, there are cheaper ways to go. However, these are the layers. How you get there is your choice.
I had links to Backcountry because they guarantee everything for life :-)
Feel free to ping me or e-mail me with questions or comments.