Ski Clothing, Waterproof or Fashion? What to Wear for Your Day in the Snow

Familia disfrutando en la nieve con ropa de Andes Premier Rental

There is no such thing as "the best clothing for the snow". There is the best clothing for your plan. Someone who is going to ski from 9 to 5 and someone who goes up to take the perfect photo with the Andes in the background need different things — both exist, both work and we have both hanging in the store.

Here is the short guide to arriving with the right look.

If your plan is to ski or snowboard all day

Technical ski clothing. It is designed for movement: it blocks water on the outside, lets sweat out from the inside and stands up to falls, wet chairlifts and snow in all its forms (Erik's). It is the tool for someone who spends the day active on the slopes.

Skier wearing technical ski clothing on the slopes

If the day comes in wet or rainy

Truly waterproof clothing, with a membrane and sealed seams. It is the layer that keeps you dry when the weather gets serious, above all in spring, when the snow falls wetter and heavier (37.5). For a relaxed day out in heavy rain, it is your safe bet.

Waterproof snow jacket with a membrane for rainy days in the mountains

If you are going to play, walk around and take photos — in other words, like most people

Fashion clothing. And note: it is not plan B, it is the star look. It keeps you very warm, looks great in photos and handles a light drizzle or a clear day of dry snow perfectly well.

The trick is in one single detail: since your bottom and your knees are what touch the snow — sitting down applies the equivalent of 5,000 mm of water pressure, kneeling up to 14,000 mm (Alpinetrek) — the winning combination is a fashion jacket on top and waterproof snow pants below. Brazilian travel guides describe exactly that combination as the city look that also holds up in the snow (Fulltour).

Fashion look for the snow: a fashion jacket with waterproof snow pants

💡 The practical combination: a fashion jacket on top + waterproof snow pants below. You keep the look, but you protect exactly the areas that have the most contact with the snow.

Fashion jacket combined with waterproof snow pants for the snow

You do not need to know any of this

That is the point. You tell us your plan — skiing, walking around, photos, with kids, with rain in the forecast — and we put together the exact gear: the snow jacket, the snow pants, the base layers, everything in your size. We have spent years dressing travelers for their first day in the snow and we know what works for each occasion.

Family enjoying the snow in clothing from Andes Premier Rental

Head up to the snow with your look sorted

Book your rental with Andes Premier Rental, pick it up in Las Condes — the Santiago district on the way to the mountains — and head up with your look sorted. We take care of the outfit; you take care of enjoying the day.


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