What is a softshell ski jacket or softshell ski pants?

Softshell

If you are searching online for ski wear you will find different materials that are used for ski wear.The most common ones are softshell and hardshell. In this blog we are going to explain to you what softshell is.

Softshell is a material that consists of tightly woven layers that are water repellent. The great thing about a softshell jacket or ski pants is that it is very comfortable and lightweight. When you are skiing you can move without restrictions in this fabric. This fabric is, besides skiing, also suitable to wear after skiing, because it has a great breathability.

The fabric is water repellent but under high water pressure it is possible that the fabric will leak. A softshell ski pants or ski jacket is suitable for a skiing vacation where the weather is sunny / cloudy with possibly light snowfall. If it is going to snow heavily then we recommend you to choose a hardshell ski pants or ski jacket.

The following blog explains what hardshell is.