Ski in Style: How 2nd Lane Ski Is Changing the Way Women Travel to the Snow
- By Chanel Loxton
What You Wear on the Mountain Matters More Than You Think
There is a version of a ski holiday that most people know. The flights, the transfers, the rental gear that doesn’t quite fit, the jacket that looked fine online and feels forgettable in person. You are in one of the most beautiful places on earth, and somewhere between the logistics and the layers, the feeling you imagined doesn’t quite arrive.
The trips I love to plan feel different from the moment you step off the plane. Every element is intentional — where you stay, what you do, who you move through it with, and yes, what you wear. Because how you feel on the mountain shapes how you experience it. Confidence is not a small thing when you are about to click into your skis at the top of a run.
It is why my collaboration with 2nd Lane is one I am genuinely proud of.
Why 2nd Lane Changes the Experience
2nd Lane was founded in Australia by Mariane, and it was born from exactly the kind of thinking I respect — a love of snow, travel, and the belief that how you show up matters. What started as a personal collection of luxury ski pieces became a curated rental platform designed for women who want to feel elevated on the slopes without the commitment of purchasing and storing high-end skiwear they wear once a season.
The brands are worldwide designer. The approach is modern and considered. And the effect — of arriving at the mountain in something that actually fits, that turns heads, that makes you stand a little taller before you even reach the chairlift — is not something you can replicate with rental gear from the resort desk.
More than skiwear, 2nd Lane represents a way of approaching winter travel. Style, sport, wellness and connection woven into the experience rather than treated as an afterthought. For the women I curate trips for — those who travel well, care about the details, and want every element of a journey to feel considered — it is a natural fit.
As Loxton Travel’s exclusive skiwear partner, 2nd Lane is now part of how I build ski itineraries. The outfit is no longer something you figure out when you arrive. It is arranged before you leave, alongside your flights, your chalet, your lift access and your dinner reservations. It belongs in the plan.
Queenstown, September 2026 — Something We Have Been Building Towards
I do not often write about upcoming travel experiences before they happen. But this one is worth sharing now, because the spots are limited and the women who belong in the room deserve to know about it early.
Mariane and I have poured our hearts into shaping the idea of a retreat that brings together everything we believe luxury winter travel should be. This September, it becomes real.
A fully curated women’s ski retreat in Queenstown, New Zealand. Six days of skiing some of the southern hemisphere’s most cinematic terrain, afternoons and evenings designed for connection and restoration, and every element — the location, the itinerary, the people, the outfits — chosen with intention.
Guests wear 2nd Lane luxury skiwear as part of the experience. The setting is Queenstown in peak season. The group is small by design.
It is not a ski trip. It is a full winter lifestyle experience, built for women who ski, travel well, and want to be in a room with others who match that energy. The three feelings it is designed to leave you with: confident, inspired, and connected.
This is not a package holiday with a wellness add-on. It is a retreat with a strong point of view, created by two founders who have poured genuine care into every detail. Expressions of interest are open now, and places are limited.
Planning Your Own Ski Journey
Whether you are drawn to Japan’s unparalleled powder, the French Alps, or the dramatic landscapes of New Zealand, a well-planned ski holiday is one of the most rewarding things I get to put together. Every element anticipated — ski fittings, lift access, accommodation, dining, transfers, and now, through 2nd Lane, the wardrobe that makes you feel exactly as the mountain deserves.
If you are thinking about where winter might take you, I would love to start the conversation.
