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I was the only person on the slopes wearing a traditional wool ski
sweater. Everybody else was wearing mass produced nylon ski outfits
(or snowboard grunge.) It is a sad loss of tradition and style in an
elegant sport.

Because I was not wearing a nylon shell, everybody assumed that I must
be cold. In fact, I was quite comfortable, while one of my companions
wearing a fancy, "Hi-Tec" nylon ski outfit was cold. Actually many
ski outfits are more designed to look hi-tech rather than to be
functional.

My sister used to ski in a very lacy mohair sweater over a cotton
turtleneck. She was comfortably warm and didn't build up sweat.

In one of his books, David Niven wrote about a very painful and
embarrassing frostbite problem he had while wearing an all-nylon ski
outfit. I've heard that the affliction is now called "Nivening". :-)

I think that wearing a nylon ski suit on a nice day says:
a) that you either did not check the weather;
or, b) that you expect to fall head first into a snow bank.

So make sure that your skiers have nice wool ski sweaters. Wool
sweaters really are functional, and they can be beautiful.

Wool holds an amazing amount of water without feeling wet.

Speaking of travesties:
Wandering through a store recently I saw a knitted sweater that
had a somewhat Fair-Isle-looking design _printed_ onto it!

=Tamar