Place your ski jacket into the drum of your washing machine.
Can you wash life jackets in washing machine. Can you put leather in the dryer. You can get rid of a lot of grime without even wetting your shoes. Unless it is a simple unpadded jacket - such as one made from sweatshirt fleece or other wash wear fabric - no shoulder pads no lining nothing between the outer fabric and the lining fabric in the way of interlining or interfacing to shape the jacket - the answer is NO.
I have a bosch front loader. I put the garment in a lingerie wash bag. Spreading them out in the sunshine and fresh air is.
Rinse with clean water. A friend tried a washing machine had to find a large commercial sized one at a laundromat remember to use cool water the end results were about the same as just rinsing the Life-Jackets off with water at the boat stubborn soil did not come off. Takes the smell out.
I dont think most lifejackets can be in water that long. You can machine wash in cold water on a gentle cycle just. Do not use bleach or put life jackets in a washing machine.
I put only conditioner or softener but l have in the past also put in washing detergent for suede that is a bit grubb. Silver Feedback Medal for All Time. Use a 60-90 alcohol spray solution and spray the life jacket including the buckles straps and zippers.
The agitation will break the foam and render the jacket useless. Before filling the bucket add a few dobbles of detergent or dish soap to the bottom of the bucket. Before storing your life jackets make sure they are completely dry.