What clothes do you wear in british columbia in the winter?

Question

from start of december to end of january. i'm from a town in Australia (where the nearest snow is thousands of Kms away) so what snow brands etc. and from what shops would you suggest?

Answer 1

In Vancouver a rain jacket  sweaters good water proof shoes

Answer 2

Anything for the rain, dear!

Answer 3

LL Bean, has great clothes. Because it is colder then a well diggers a**, up there.

Answer 4

This (mythical) idea that Canada is a frozen snow covered wasteland is not applicable to good chunks of the country, especially the southern parts of British Columbia where it rains for a lot of the winter season. As for what clothes to wear, layered outerwear is always good with the outermost layer being waterproof (I'm thinking something like Goretex).

Light fleece next to your indoor clothes followed by a good quality jacket and then a waterproof raincoat overtop will go far. Footwear? No mukluks are needed in places like Victoria or Vancouver; but good hiking boots that have been sprayed with waterproofing will work well. Open toed sandals? Not in the winter; but then, you probably already knew that!

Answer 5

It depends on where you will be in British Columbia.  In the north you would need real winter gear, but if you are in southern BC you need rain gear more than snow gear.  You may find that your best option is to wait until you get here.  Travel with light winter clothes - jacket, pants, long sleeve shirts, sweater or fleecy, good shoes, and see what you will need when you get here.  If you will be here for just a littlw while, you do not need to buy expensive and top of the line stuff.  Think Sears or something like that.  Best of luck and enjoy your trip.

Answer 6

Where in Brittish Columbia and what will you be doing?  In Vancouver or Victoria you could get away with a failry light jacket if you were not planning on being outdoors for any great length of time.  In the mountains and further North you need much warmer ear, especialy if you will be outside.

Plus if you say what city people can tell you where to shop.