This Florida boy is headed to Denver in February and Jackson in March. Others in these groups are skiing, I am not, and I’ll be largely in-town and indoors in Denver but likely wanting to do “outside things” in Jackson (walking around town, going on some sort of “expedition”, etc.).
I can do a lot of googling for “best cold weather gear”, and some of those results will even have “budget options”, but I prefer actual advice from people I “know”. Also, given the context of someone that’s been in SE FL for the last 20+ years that may be a little more sensitive to cold than someone venturing to these locales from NYC or Boston… or even Atlanta.
If it matters, I’m 6’-1”, 190lbs and while I’d love to say “I don’t care what it looks like” that’s just not true (particular,
Ly for the Denver trip, which is semi-work-related) and I’m willing to pay a couple of extra shekels for something that looks presentable (I.e. “minimalist”) vs something cheaper that looks like a nascar.
My thought is that I probably don’t *need* anything special for Denver, but if I’m going to buy something for Jackson I might as well do it now and use it for Denver too.