Layer Number One: Undies/Bra - First let me say that I just finished mending 7 pairs of underware whose elastic decided to disconnect from the fabric, I am truly baffled as to how a seemingly protected piece of clothing such as underware wears out so quickly. Second, let me say that before I came down, I e-mailed a USAP participant to see if wearing an underwire bra would be a problem...better to ask than have frozen metal stuck to the girls.
Layer Number Two: Long Underware - Tank top, silk and/or polyester long-sleved top and bottoms, sock liners.
Layer Number Three: Normal Clothing - Work pants, t-shirt, wool socks.
Layer Number Four: Protective Layer - Fleece pullover and/or sweatshirt, wind pants, snow boots.
Layer Number 5: Jacket - Grey down jacket, or on really cold days, Big Red.
Layer Number 6: Accessories - Three hats (one fleece beanie, one fleece beanie with earflaps, billed cap or furry Russian hat), balaclava, one or two gaters, goggles, glove liners, gloves, mittens over gloves.
Layer Number 7: Backpack - While technically not a clothing item, it contails all my essential items and actually helps keep my core warm.

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