There is this little store near my house that sells all kinds of cartoon stuff. They had a Punisher mask in the window the other day. I almost always rock a face mask when on the trails. Hence, I thought this would make for some end of the season fun/kookiness at the local mountain. Below are few pics from the lodge. I got some of the best looks from skiier mom's and their little kids.
Read all 58 pages and ended up buying the buff and the UA cold gear hood and they both get wet around the mouth area when I breathe after an hour or two. Does anyone have any recommendations on which mask I could get that has a solution for that hopefully? Thought about air hole but saw some discouraging reviews on here.
Don't be discouraged.. I have 3 Airhole asks and all 3 of them have served me good. Much better than a regular bandanna, but the best mask I've had so far was the Bula Neoprene face mask.
Yo guys check out bandanabarn.com. They've got some good stuff. If they get more orders theyre gonna start carrying burton, spacecraft, neff, dakine, and rome shit.
I got this item from Atmosphere Sports Equip. I've gone through several different kinds of face covers and this is the best bar none. It covers the face very well when up, can be pulled down below the chin without feeling like you're pushing your face through a pipe, and can even be pulled down completely around the neck without strangling you.
Get one by a company called Grace Folley they look just like bandanas but they are real warm and last for a long time. I have had one for 3 seasons and theyre only like $15
They are cheap, effective, and look better than a bandana.
I have one Airhole mask but I just can't get over the similarity to a restroom glory hole. So I don't wear it, plus I got it for free so....I rocked it once......and then came the jokes....lol. Cool graphics though....maybe I just have retarded friends. Hahahaa
This isn't snowboard gear. But owning one of these and wearing it on the sunny day on the snowboard hills would look epic. It's the Rorschach mask from Watchmen. The sick part about these is the ink on it actually moves around.
This is the version I'd like to get. But i think they have couple other models as well. Looks sick when you actually see the black ink move.
I had one of those. The thing works with thermo sensitive pigments that are activated by the warmth of your breath - as they get warmer the pigments turn darker/black. Only part of the face area has the pigments and that area basically fades in and out but there is no 'moving around' or shape changing of the other (permanent) ink blobs.
Not bad as a gimmick but not useful for any real riding. A few observations:
- Does not really offer any protections against cold or wind.
- Vision through the eye holes is not great. For serious riding I would cut out the eye parts or the whole face area of the mask there (covered by goggles anyway).
- Definitely increases fogging of goggles.
- The mask (and effect) is actually not very visible/noticeable, esp. when wearing big goggles and a high collar/neck warmer .
- Thermo sensitivity varies by manufacturer depending on the pigments used. Some work only well around room temperature.
Might be fun on a warm day for some mellow riding on groomers or in the park - for maximum effect get the matching hat and coat!
Nice! I've been considering that exact facemask (looking for something that I can breath freely through but not an Airhole.) Could you please put a small review here?
Oh, and thanks for being the first person on the tinternet to actually upload an image of it being worn! You deserve a freakin medal.
Hmm...the lyrca thing isn't on the nose section like it is in the image.
this one is in a 'USA' theme but they had an assortment of different colors/designs which all sucked ass.
It was on sale for around $8 bones, so I picked it up instead of the $25 UA hood made of the same material. Usually I just rock an orange bandana, so I'll post a short review once I test this @ Keystone tomorrow.
Got my self a merino buff, so far so good. Only owrn it on my walk to work in the am, but she feels nice and really easy to breathe through. Did not feel damp after my 30min walk.
have been using a dakine face mask all of last year. this thing is the shit. only time it ever froze on me was on the coldest wettest day last year and only on the edges. the only down side was that it could of been more breathable. i went to my local shop two weeks ago to buy socks and i stop to look at a new mask. i was shocked when i saw that this years dakine mask had a meshpart around the mouth. same mask and everthing now they all mave a mesh like thing to breath. heres a pic of the old one and new one.
have been using a dakine face mask all of last year. this thing is the shit. only time it ever froze on me was on the coldest wettest day last year and only on the edges. the only down side was that it could of been more breathable. i went to my local shop two weeks ago to buy socks and i stop to look at a new mask. i was shocked when i saw that this years dakine mask had a meshpart around the mouth. same mask and everthing now they all mave a mesh like thing to breath. heres a pic of the old one and new one.
I saw the new ones on Dakine's website but it doesn't say anything about it.
So is that circular patch over the mouth area removable with the mesh behind it? If it isn't than I don't see how it would be more breathable.
Thanks for letting us know about that!:thumbsup:.
no not removable. its a thin layber with holes small holes in it. kinda stretchy to. i havent used it yet, but u can see how much different it iss then the rest of the mask.
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