It is so important to find comfortable clothing for winter excursions. Don’t let weight keep you and your child off the slopes this season. If being plus-size has made it difficult to find the right ski or snow gear, you can learn more on resources and how-to below.
Skiing and snow recreation is a great way to make sure your family is active and healthy through the winter. But…. one of the hardest challenges for many parents is finding winter outdoor gear that fits. Luckily, there are several resources recently that have come out that can make this search effective and pleasurable!
Measurements for Plus Size Ski Gear
This is a fantastic video on how to measure yourself for plus size ski gear from the team at Plus Snow.
Plus Snow sells excellent winter apparel for both plus-size men and women. And, while they are located in Australia, they offer free shipping! They are a committed team, ensuring plus-size adults have the tools available to find the perfect outfit for winter recreation. Like this really helpful video below on measurements for snow gear:
Getting Personalized Advice on Winter Gear
Again, Plus Snow offers a really unique and helpful service called, “Shop Your Shape”. The Shop Your Shape service is a personalized shopping experience for plus-size adults.
Shop Your Shape by Plus Snow
- Enter your measurements (see above) 2. Enter the style of garment and color preferences 3. Enter any challenging fit areas (like waist, chest, or thighs).
The Plus Snow team does the rest by finding you the perfect fitting garment for your next winter adventure. They have been very responsive to me, and their tools are well suited to serve the needs of busy parents.
Other Women’s Plus Size Ski Gear
You can also find a woman-specific plus size ski gear provider at AlpineCurves. They have a curated collection of plus-size ski and snow gear for women to ensure you’ll find the right gear for you. I think they say it best in their ‘About Us’ page:
Our goal at AlpineCurves.com is to be your single source for plus size clothing and gear that fit the everyday woman for her outdoor lifestyle. It has been said that 67% of woman in the US are over the size 14. With these kind of numbers the plus size woman IS the everyday woman. It is my belief that every woman should be a be able to participate in any outdoor activity and not have to worry about what she needs to wear.
Other Men’s Plus Size Ski Gear
The team at “For Big and Heavy People“, based in the Northeastern United States, provides detailed information on sizing in snow pants for anyone needing more than XXL — https://forbigandheavypeople.com/big-and-tall-snow-pants/
And, BigMen.Com have a wide selection of products available online along with robust customer service to help you ensure you’re getting a piece of gear that fits well: https://www.bigmen.com/
I hope this is helpful for any of our parent readers. If you have any tips or other sources for Big and Tall or Plus Size gear, please let us know in the comments below.
Also, if you are looking for other Gear Tips for your kids, there is lots more to read on the blog’s Gear Corner.
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Thanks so much for sharing our website link. We are currently offering free international express post shipping which takes around 2 weeks for delivery. We do everything we can to represent plus size bodies in skiing and snowboarding or just playing in the snow 🙂
That is great news! I will add it to my description now. Thank you for the fantastic information in your video — I think it will be a BIG help for parents!
Thanks! We have a really cool feature on our site too that might be useful to many – It’s called Shop Your Shape where we help people shop for their size according to the specifications of each particular product. https://plussnow.com/shop-your-shape/
Also, we’d love to listed under your headings of Women’s Plus Size Ski Gear and Men’s Plus Size Ski Gear too if you can our link in there lower down as we offer a lot more than just a cool measuring video 😉 Thanks so much!!
I just checked out the Shop Your Shape and it is fantastic. Great resource for parents and I really appreciate you sharing it. I’m updating the post now to include this as an option for both men and women. Thanks for sharing this and following the blog!
Thanks!