Waterfallproof Ski Pants
Highly waterproof and windproof they withstand everything from crazy snowstorms to spring slush.
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- Material mimics the surface of a lotus leaf using nanotechnology
- Engineered with an intelligent, highly breathable membrane
- Ankles reinforced with high-strength material
As we face life on Earth with new categories of weather, we’re going to need new categories of clothing. So we’ve started working on ski gear designed to help you adapt. The Waterfallproof Ski Pants are designed to combat the winters of the future, where crazily intense snowfall and rapidly shifting seasons becomes the norm – from megastorms dumping a year’s worth of snow, to wet spring conditions arriving early.
Highly waterproof and windproof they’re constructed with an advanced 3 layer Swiss material with an intelligent membrane that opens and closes in the heat, and self-drying nanotechnology that mimics a lotus leaf. The same technology makes the pants highly breathable and fast-drying, so they work just as well when the temperatures rise on the mountain. And with a four-way stretch detachable bib, waterproof zippers, reinforced ankle panels and cross-flow venting, they’ll keep you dry and comfortable all day, and all winter, whether you’re skiing the resort or deep in the backcountry.
Technical Details
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Water rolls off the outside like a lotus leaf
The outside of the Waterfallproof Ski Pants mimics one of nature’s most brilliant pieces of engineering – the lotus leaf. Over millions of years the lotus leaf has adapted to life constantly surrounded by water. Although the surface of each leaf looks completely flat, it’s covered with a complex landscape of microscopic bumps which helps it stay clean and dry.
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The material is built to last
On top of heavy snowfall and ferocious winds, ski pants need to stand up to high speed falls on hardpack snow, steel edges, rocks, and crampons. So that’s why the Waterfallproof Ski Pants combine extreme weather resistance and breathability with high strength. The material is incredibly densely woven to create a tough, abrasion resistant outer face that can handle anything the mountain throws at it.
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The winters of the future have already arrived in the mountains. From Pacific megastorms dumping metres of snow, to rapidly shifting seasons in the Alps. So the Waterfallproof Ski Pants are built for whatever the sky throws at you.
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Ultra-tough ankle protection
The hem of ski pants is always the first part to wear out. Weeks of clipping in and out of ski bindings, sharp ski edges, and just walking around will all speed that process up. So we’ve reinforced the hem of the pants with an ultra-tough protective fabric designed to help them last longer. It’s made from 36% aramid – the same stuff used to make body armour. The pants can also be tightened at the hem using a simple snap fastener system, so they’re comfortable for walking around town once you’ve taken your boots off.
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The bib is phenomenally strong and elastic
The sides of the bib are built from a material originally designed for compression gear, which makes it light, breathable, and super strong. We’ve simply laser-cut it into the shape of non-compression gear, so the strength of the material remains identical, but you have none of the pressure on your muscles. Every inch has been knitted by 40 needles, which makes it very hard to break. If you were holding a metre of this fabric, you’d be able to stretch it to 1.5 metres in any direction, and as soon as you let go it would instantly return to its normal shape.
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You can leave the bib at home
If you’d rather hit the mountains without the bib, or you’re just putting the pants on to head out in a monsoon, the bib is completely detachable, and you can simply leave it at home. A zipper runs all the way around the waist and lets you remove it in one go. If you prefer the bib on, it fastens with a central zipper and metal press snap fasteners. And we’ve designed the attachment point between the bib and the pants to create a full seal by positioning the front zip just off-centre.
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Size + Fit
The Waterfallproof Ski Pants are designed with a regular fit.
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits waist | 71 - 76 | 76 - 81 | 81 - 86 | 86 - 91 | 91 - 96 | 96 - 101 |
Outside leg | 99.5 | 101 | 102.5 | 104 | 105.5 | 107 |
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits waist | 28 - 30 | 30 - 32 | 32 - 34 | 34 - 36 | 36 - 38 | 38 - 40 |
Outside leg | 39.2 | 39.8 | 40.3 | 40.9 | 41.5 | 42.1 |