Does lessen impact of falls.

By alisonjack2115357 Ranked #1299 - Alpine Skiing January 10, 2010

These shorts have thin light padding all around the hips upper thighs and butt. This works not too bad to soften the impact of sudden falls. I am a female (with hips larger than waist), I was advised to get the medium by this site's gear expert, so far I notice that the shorts tends to ride up on me. This makes the butt area padding almost too high. Perhaps if I had gotten one size smaller that might ensure the hip area would fit lower and more snugly, but then the waist could be too tight as it is a fairly snug now. I have a 39 hip and a 30 waist. Anyway to answer someone's question: no the pads don't seem to be meant to come out. I notice these shorts definitely hold body heat. I sweat more when wearing these shorts but since it is another synthetic layer no surprise. I did buy myself a larger size of bib-snowpants (went from an 8 to a 12), which actually felt good due to the extra freedom of movement around the waist, but because I am short (5'2") the larger size meant the snow pant legs are too long and totally bunched up looking - but hey that's the style right? I do wish the tail-bone pad was longer and thicker (it is the same thin padding as the rest of the short). That is because for me as a beginner the whole reason I bought these shorts was to stop hurting my behind after falling hard on my tail-bone a bunch of times. PS : Advice for beginners: get a pair of knee pads - highly recommended - as well as some wrist-guards and wear a helmet of course. Your body will be way less bruised, and you will look forward to the next lesson rather than dread it!

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