Baggie pants can be more than just fashionable.Do you remember
days of having to put a snowsuit on in order to go out sledding or skiing? No matter what you did snowsuit would always climb, let snow in, get wet and usually was uncomfortable because your pants where bunched up inside. Fortunately for those of us who can remember that, those days are long gone.
Modern snowboarding pants, and even regular snow pants, have vastly improved over what we might remember. Snowboarding pants are now worn like regular pants, thinner, lighter, tougher and warmer than ever before. Of course this is only possible thanks to demand and technological advances.
When thinking about snowboarding pants it helps to understand how they work. Generally snowboarding pants use a three-layer system. Some may only have two layers and are either inteended for very mild climates or to be worn over some type of underpants.
The first layer is base layer and it is in direct contact with your skin. When riding outside you will heat up very quickly and then cool down while on lift before repeating process. The purpose of base layer is to ensure that this can be done without you getting cold. The main reason you get too cold is because your sweat gets caught in base layer against your skin and begins to freeze. A modern base material will prevent this by wicking moisture away while providing some temperature balancing benefits.
The next layer is insulation layer. The purpose of insulation layer is to retain your body heat and best way to do so is by trapping a layer of air around your body. This air will greatly decrease heat exchange between your body and outside world.
