L.A.C.I.: Dressing Warm for Canadian Winters

• About Canadian Winters
• 3 Reasons to celebrate winter
• Tips on how to keep warm
• Dressing your Top
• Dressing your Bottom
• Dressing your Feet
• Winter Accessories

About Canadian Winters

Canadian winters are usually between November to March with temperatures ranging between -5 degrees celsius up to -40 degrees (-50 with winds) depending in which part of the country you are. Toronto winters are wet and usually go up to -10degrees, British Colombia winters are rainy and Alberta winters is dry, windy & very cold with temperatures of up to -40 degrees further north in areas such as Fort McMurray.

Reasons to Celebrate Winter

• There is a reason for everything
There is wisdom and reason to all of Gods creation for He created all things and they were good.
• "For everything there is a season." Ecclesiastes 3:1
Winter is the season after the harvest and a time to rest before sowing begins again.

Tips on How to Keep Warm

• Dress in Layers
Base Layer, Mid Layer Layer & Outer layer
• Make sure layers are breathable
Trapped sweat can create cold.
• Stay dry

Dressing your TOP

Base Layer
Pulls sweat away from you
• Heat creating Fabric
Thermal base layers. Omni heat technology; holds body heat and yet is breathable. Marino Wool is warm.
• Must be breathable
• Mid Weight

Omni Heat Base Layer by Colombia, $75

Marion Base Layer by Northface &100

Mid Layer
Layer of insulation
Fleece or wool. Cotton is very good as it isnt breathable, there trapping sweat and making you cold

Outer Layer
• Warm/Insulated
Downs Jackets are great (350 - 800). Canadian Goose is the most expensive brand i have come accross. It is 800 fill, and costs $700.
Gone are the days when the thicker the coat, the warmer, now they have very light weight jackets, with 700fill, meaning very warm too.
• Waterproof
• Breaks wind
Some good quality brands include; North Face