Treat your sportswear to après-ski, too

The zo ski season is slowly running on its last lath. Although last-minute bookings are still possible in March or April, most ski resorts are closing their doors for this season. But what do you do with your beloved ski clothes after your ski trip? Will you wash them yourself? Or do you take them to the professionals at the dry cleaners?

Can you wash skiwear yourself?

Yes, it is possible to wash skiwear yourself. However, there is a long process involved. Zo skiwear needs a special washing and impregnating product that does not affect its water-repellent qualities. To avoid soap residue from regular detergents remaining in your washing machine, it is best to run it empty and on the hottest setting first and clean the soap dish manually. If your ski or snowboard clothing is filled with down, put one garment at a time in the washer or dryer and use dryer balls to hold the down in place. If the filling of your ski jacket or ski pants is synthetic, you can wash up to two garments at a time. This easily means a full day, or even a couple of days of work to clean your winter sports clothing if you are going on a winter sports trip with a partner or family.

How often do you clean your skiwear?

It's best to clean your skiwear after each season. You obviously want them to be able to keep you warm on the slopes. Winter sportswear is used intensively for a short period of time, and then often disappears into the closet until next year. Too often it happens that people do not wash their ski jacket until they want to leave on another trip. But the longer stains remain, the more they penetrate the fabric. This is true as a rule of thumb for all stains. Added to this is the fact that you have to wash winter sports clothes at relatively low temperatures, which all too soon gives stains free rein. Since a winter jacket often costs a pretty penny, you naturally want to avoid this at all costs, and zo enjoy your ski jacket for as long as possible.

What is the safest way to wash winter sports clothing?

The best and safest option for cleaning skiwear is to take it to an experienced dry cleaner. Here they have the expertise to clean coated jackets, anoraks and down jackets without damaging their water-repellent properties. Moreover, professional dry cleaners can also re-waterproof your winter jackets.

If you have any questions about skiwear, snowboard clothing or winter sportswear, please do not hesitate to contact us. Opuro is a dry cleaner that works with ecological products and has accumulated over 65 years of experience over generations. We are happy to help you with all your winter clothing needs.