How to dress your kids properly for skiing?

Worn next to the skin, ski base layers provide kids with warmth and comfort while giving them freedom of movement. This layer also helps to wick away perspiration to keep the body dry.

A jumper or fleece, which has an insulating role by keeping warm air around the body.

Protective, this last waterproof layer protects kids from bad weather conditions.

The body always warms the head to protect the brain, so it’s important to cover kids’ heads to avoid heat loss.

Wearing a helmet is obviously essential for your kids’ safety, as well as protecting them from the cold! If they’re still cold, you can provide an under-helmet balaclava that absorbs perspiration. And when your little athletes are too hot, go for a helmet with vents and a removable lining.

In cold weather, the body sends less blood to the hands to concentrate on vital organs. For your kids’ hands, mittens are often warmer, but older ones will prefer gloves, which are more practical. You can wear glove liners to keep hands even warmer.

To protect their feet, the choice of socks will depend on their sensitivity to the cold, but in all cases, be sure to take socks designed specially for skiing, because all the pairs of socks in the world can’t match a good pair of ski socks in use! They need to be breathable so that they don't lock in humidity. Their boots and socks should be properly adjusted. Too big and they’ll let the cold in; too small and they’ll compress the foot and block circulation.

Our little skiers aren’t afraid to go out in all weather conditions, and jump in the snow from time to time… So it’s important that their ski jacket and pants are waterproof, to protect them from bad weather and wind.

And because they move around a lot, kids often have snow that slips into their clothes. So it’s best to choose clothes equipped with anti-intrusion systems. For pants, overalls will protect their back, while an integrated gaiter at the bottom prevents snow from getting in. As for the jacket, you can make sure that the collar is high, the cuffs and jacket are tight, or that it has a snow skirt.

Some pants are equipped with an adjustment system to alter their length. No more walking on your pants when you take off your ski boots ... ditto for some jackets that are adjustable at the sleeves and hood. Your little one can grow and keep their equipment for the next season.

Here at Wedze, our jackets are equipped with a ski pass pocket, the must-have practical little pocket so that you no longer have to take out your ski pass once you’re in front of the gate... Between jacket and pants, you’ll find a small pocket for your cereal bar, lip balm or handkerchiefs. Some jackets even have a wipe for the goggles attached to an inside pocket.

Baby mittens that open over their entire length to put on little hands in seconds, and even mittens where the thumb can separate thanks to an elastic, gaiters that also open thanks to a rip-tab system, easily adjustable over snow boots, ski caps that fasten under the chin or with long earflaps to better protect their extremities,

Ski suits equipped with a full-length zip that you put on like a coat, jacket + pants outfits that turn into a super ski suit thanks to a zip connecting the jacket to the pants at the back... And so much more practical for hot chocolate or toilet breaks!