The lifts have stopped and the fire is lit. Ingrid Solheim on getting from the last run to the first drink in comfort.
By Ingrid Solheim
Après-ski has one dress code: warm, dry and easy. Keep it relaxed for the terrace; keep it soft for the cabin.
Change the layer that is damp
Your base layer has been working all day. Swap it for a dry one, or for a knit, before you sit down. It is the single fastest way to stop the post-ski chill.
Let a knit lead
A chunky cable knit or a Fair Isle sweater does what a shell cannot: it looks at home indoors. Wear it over your snow pants on the terrace and over jeans at dinner.
One good knit, dry socks, warm boots. Everything else is detail.
Trade ski boots for real boots
Nothing ends a good day like walking through a car park in ski boots. Suede or leather winter boots with a warm lining and a lugged sole will take you from the terrace to the cabin door.
Keep a puffer for the walk home
Temperatures drop fast once the sun leaves the valley. A down puffer packs into a rucksack at lunch and earns its place at five o'clock.
Then stay a while
Beanie on, gloves in your pocket, something hot in your hand. The mountain will still be there in the morning.
