In reply to Milesy: >" This is just downhill skiiing on the pistes at the Nevis range."<
Have you ever used a draglift or chairlift before ? Have you ever skied on anything much steeper than 5-10 degrees ? (most of the snow heading off Cairngorm's summit across the plateau is about that pitch). Did you never need stabilisers on your first bike or are you really Glen Plake Jr. ?
The fashionista don't really hang out on the runs at the Scottish ski centres so don't worry about what you wear but don't underestimate the difference in the challenge between the ski runs on Aonach Mor and skinning around the Cairngorm plateau.