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#1 · (Edited)
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. :D





 
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#653 ·
Definitely like the yowies and avalon7 tube.
I think the avalon7 is a bit expensive for what you get.
You can get a Yowie on Dogfunk now for $6.27.

http://www.dogfunk.com/dogfunk/search.html?mv_session_id=2oVdeItT&q=yowie

They both get wet pretty fast.
I bought 2, and used one yesterday. It was really good. After a while it did get kind of wet, but I turned it inside-out during my break and it was almost dry afterward. You can also rotate to a different side. :thumbsup:

And then Yowie doesn't freeze when it gets wet.

If they were fleece lined like the airhole I think they would be great.
The Arctic Yowie has a fleece section on it. You can wear it around the neck or flip it to wear over your face. They're also on the Dogfunk page.

Mine are just the regular ones. It it gets really cold, I just zip up the collar of my jacket with the Yowie on. I can also fold one half on the inside to make it twice as thick.

What I like most about it is that it doesn't restrict my head movement whatsoever like the 686 one did, and it's almost as breathable.
 
#657 ·
$8 for a neck warmer-fleece type material. also came with a seperate ear warmer headband. walmart:thumbsup:
 
#660 ·
I'm looking for suggestions on a new face mask. I'm currently using the Under Armour hood. On cold days I like pulling up the face mask over my nose then have the goggle's foam over it, but we all know that causes fogging issue. Hoping to find something similar to the Under Armour one but more breathable.

The Yowie looks interesting, anyone ride with the Yowie covering the nose? Does it causes any fogging issue?
 
#664 ·
Nope, it hardly ever fogs. I keep it over my nose and the only time my goggles do fog is if I'm breathing really heavily, and even then only the bottom part of the lens fogs and it goes away immediately.

If it doesn't go away, I just breath downwards and it does.

As for the Arctic Yowie, I just use the regular one because it's already pretty warm, and if it gets really cold I just zip my jacket collar all the way up over my mouth. And if it gets even colder, I can take it to the next level and fold the Yowie in half (doubles thickness) and then zip my jacket all the way up over it! :D

The lowest temperatures I've been through so far was about 25 degrees F and just the regular Yowie with my jacket collar unzipped was enough to keep me warm (although I was moving around a lot in the park.) I also have a base jacket that goes around my neck like a neck warmer for cold weather, so I don't need the Arctic one. However, usually I just go in my shirt under the jacket and I'm still fine with the regular Yowie. :thumbsup:

It's a damn good facemask!
 
#661 ·
Yowie hasn't caused me fogging when pulled over nose and tucked under goggles. The problem is if you start to breathe heavy it's difficult to breathe through, but that's kinda true of anything you're pulling over your face. Most of the time it's fine.

The Artic version is rad cause you have warm fleece over your neck and then the stretchy part for your face.
 
#663 ·
I use the under armour hood more often than not.. if its really cold, ill layer an airhole mask over it and pull it up if my face gets colder...i also just got a free one from Celtek because of some awesome customer service and it fits surprisingly well, though I havent used it on the mountain. My girlfriend and I both use the UA hoods and love them.
 
#667 ·
hey guys.

I've been after a new face mask for this coming season. I have not been boarding for a while but now have a smith vantage and IO/X goggles.

I've actually already bought the UA coldgear neck gaitor and it arrived a couple days ago.

Unfortunately it is too lose! I try to keep it over my nose (which is what I want it for, in cold weather) and it barely holds there and I know it will fall down out on the snow:(

Any suggestions on what else I can buy that will actually stay up?
I haven't tried it with goggles though so when they arrive maybe I should be holding the gaitor in place with the goggles over the top?

Thanks
 
#670 ·
I used to have the 686 one...it wasn't as good as I'd expected. It was kind of awkward to fit on my face, but the real problem was the velcro. There is stitching that goes all the way around the edges, and the velcro on my mask snagged on it every time so whenever I removed the mask it pulled out more of the thread. :sad:
I returned it and got 2 Yowies instead. They're so awesome that when I'm about to put one on I get that same excited feeling as I get when I'm about to eat bacon!
 
#671 ·
The Dakine Prowler

Not as funky smelling after a day of use as the UA hood I had and not as bulky as a fleece facemask I had last season. The Prowler is also very breathable. Only downside, if you have facial hair it will freeze to your beard on super cold days. I wore this in -20 weather in Jackson Hole and it helped tremendously.

 
#674 ·

Probably one of the worst facemask advertisement pics ever; makes it look like a cardboard tube to put over your face. Didnt think much more of it, but then saw it at a shop on discount. It is NOTHING like that. Super soft pleather that moves/folds much like a regular face mask. Combined with a pair of black goggles and black helmet, i had a pretty badass look going if i do say so myself.

Its amazing how much a small hole in front of your mouth can do for breathability. Even hiking up a peak to an off-piste run, i didnt have any fogging issues, and i was panting like a dog by the top of the hill. Eventually took off the mask due to getting too hot - this mask would suit cold to supercold days
 
#685 ·
Lame

Lame

I ordered these straight from China to my door.

Amazon.com: 3 in 1 Neck Warmer Snood Beanie Scarf Ski Hat Bike Cycling Motorbike Sport Face Mask: Sports & Outdoors

Used to only be $1 a piece and at that price these are killer. Super light weight so I don't overheat but it gives my face a little protection from the elements. Also doesn't hold a ton of water because its so thin so it doesn't turn into a sheet of ice on my face.
Cool, but plain.

LAME

:D
 
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#692 ·
@pure Industries - Dude, at least try to make some meaningful contributions that are relevant to a thread instead of shameless self-promotion to your shitty FB page where you're trying to sell a bunch of crap. Buy some real fucking advertising if you want to promote your company and keep your worthless comments out of our "dope" forum.
 
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