Because if these tips are good enough for snow-sleeping, ice-jumping, freeze-faring folk...then they should be good enough for you and me.
1. Thicker doesn't necessarily mean warmer.
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"The biggest mistake I see is that people wear socks that are too thick for their shoes," climber and Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School owner Cristin Julian tells BuzzFeed Life. "If a thick sock causes enough pressure on the foot, it could cut off circulation to your toes." Ideally, if you're serious about a pair of socks, try them on with the shoes you're most likely to wear them with. You should be able to wiggle your toes freely with the sock on your foot and inside the shoe.
2. Avoid cotton. Seriously.
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"Not only does cotton get wet with sweat very quickly, but it will won't keep its warmth when wet, which means it'll freeze and you'll have a bad day," Vancouver-based lumberjack and snowboarder Mark Hamilton tells BuzzFeed Life.
3. Always go for merino wool.
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"Merino wool is the best fiber on the market to keep your toes warm," snowshoer, winter hiker, and REI retail sales manager Sam Mackey tells BuzzFeed Life. "Unlike raggwool—a tougher fiber used in more 'rugged' items—merino is itch-free, thermostatic (temperature-regulating) and inherently offers superior moisture management."
4. Why? Because wool both repels and absorbs water, which means that it's a magical material.
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"Socks that are able to help manage foot moisture pull water vapor away from the skin before it is able to become sweat and, as a result, that vapor is able to evaporate into the air," Mackey says. "To get a little technical, wool fibers are hydrophobic and hygroscopic, which means that wool socks both repel and absorb water at the same time." Click here to continue reading.
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