Farm to Feet Park City 2.0 Full Cushion Ski Sock

Review by Erin Trail

As a skier in Colorado, I prefer powder days, but those days come with cold temperatures…. and usually cold toes.  I love wool socks for my running and mountain biking adventures and find that they are often a good option for skiing as well.

Farm to Feet offers several ski sock options: no cushion, light targeted cushion, and full cushion. I chose the Park City 2.0 Full Cushion socks to test out.  Full cushion is generally better for me, as my shins can get sore from ski boot hot spots and I prefer some cushion underfoot for padding and warmth.

I have athletic calves, and often find that over the calf socks are pretty compressive (i.e. not wide enough around the upper calf area). The Farm to Feet Park City 2.0 Full Cushion Ski Sock fits snuggly, but not too tight for my calves.  I got a size medium and found that they fit true to size.

Underfoot, the cushion feels nice and the inside bottom of the sock is a fluffy pile.  The socks are made with a 200 needle construction, which produces smooth and durable fabric that isn’t bulky.  Additionally, the socks are comprised of 52% 19.5 micron merino wool, which offers warmth while still being soft while wicking away moisture.

I skied in these socks on a cold, snowy, 20 degree powder day, sticking mostly to bumps and trees, taking minimal breaks.  On this testing day, I barely noticed the socks – which is a good thing.  The Farm to Feet Park City 2.0 Full Cushion Ski Sock felt great around my calf, minimizing any sore spots from my boots.  The cushion underfoot felt soft and supportive.  And most importantly – my feet never got cold.

I have thicker alpaca wool socks and I felt that the Farm to Feet Park City 2.0 Full Cushion Ski Socks were thinner but also just as warm. And since these socks take up less space, I think they’re more comfortable than a bulkier counterpart.

The Farm to Feet Park City 2.0 Full Cushion Ski Sock are a great option for the skier or snowboarder who is looking for warm, not bulky sock option.  Farm to Feet is a 100% American produced and manufactured brand of socks that both feel good on your feet and feel good to support. These socks use merino wool from American-raised sheep. The fibers are spun into yarn in South Carolina and North Carolina, and then the yarn is knit into socks at the Farm to Feet sustainability-focused manufacturing facility in Mt. Airy, NC.

Erin Trail

Erin Trail’s hobby is collecting hobbies. She’s a 5th Generation Coloradan and grew up exploring the outdoors on family camping trips and hikes.  Her first backpacking trip was at eight years old to Grizzly Reservoir – she proudly carried all of her own gear those 3 miles from the main parking lot to the Reservoir.

Erin is an adult-onset athlete who started as a Masters Swimmer and then developed into a triathlete.  She completed 5 Ironman races and nearly 20 x 70.3 distance Ironman races, including the World Championship in Lahti, Finland, in 2023.  Somewhere along her triathlon journey, she picked up a deep love of cycling.

Cycling encouraged her to see landscapes in a new way, learn new skills and to develop self reliance; now she often goes and does Type 2 rides just to see if she can do it.  She’s got all the bikes: gravel, mountain, fat bike, time trial and road.

She is even known to combine her love of camping and cycling and go off on solo 24 hour overnight bikepacking trips in the mountains of Colorado. In addition to bikes, she teaches yoga, lifts weights, skis, SUPs and has recently purchased a campervan.

Erin is a former Montana park ranger with a degree in environmental engineering.  She loves getting into technical details while putting her gear (and herself) through the paces. She shares her home in Colorado with her husband, Will, and her 3 cats (Zipper, Brewtus, and Simcoe).

2025 brings some exciting things.  Erin has qualified to be on Team USA for USA Triathlon and will be competing in a World Championship off-road triathlon in Pontevedra, Spain in June. To prepare for this event, she’s got several mountain bike races and training weekends planned in the months leading up to the big day.  Additionally, she’s racing Ironman Boise 70.3 in July.  Once her race schedule closes out in July, she’ll be moving to more adventure based activities (bikepacking, vanlife, and mountain bike festivals).

When not adventuring, she can be found on a sunny patio somewhere, drinking beers with her husband.