The Norrona Lyngen Flex1 Pants are men's ski touring trousers from the Norwegian brand's Lyngen line, its dedicated ski touring family named after the Lyngen Alps. Flex1 is Norrona's stretch softshell fabric, chosen here because a touring trouser spends most of its day going uphill and needs to breathe rather than to be waterproof.

• Flex1 softshell: a stretch woven fabric that breathes on the climb and sheds wind and light snow, rather than a hard waterproof shell.
• Lyngen is the ski touring line: Norrona's touring family, built around uphill movement and human powered descents.
• Not a waterproof trouser: a softshell handles cold dry snow well but is not the right choice for sustained rain or wet snow.
• Stretch for the skin track: the fabric allows the long stride and high steps of a kick turn without resistance.
• Men's fit