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The Epic Bandanna / Face MaskThread

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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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#67 ·
Great thread. I'm gonna look into those UA hoods. Anyone wear them with Smith goggles and if so do they still fog up? I'm thinking with Smith's advanced ventilation system fogging shouldn't be an issue.

I currently use the serius face mask as well. Can't help but always think of Hannibal Lector everytime I see them :laugh:
 
#68 ·
I have a beard and generally don't use anything but still will toss on a bandana from time to time although the last time I did it froze solid. I have one of those neoprene super duty masks and while they keep you very warm I just don't like it that much. I just got the UA hood after reading all of the positive posts on here about it. First impressions are that it's nice and comfortable and seems warm. I'll find out tomorrow when I go to Greek peak to ride the 6 inches of fresh powder! If anyone from this forum is there I'll be on a k2 zero and wearing some green pants.
 
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#75 ·
Grow a beard!

Keeps the face warm.... and looks badass when it freezes...

If your all about the fashion snag a bandana, or a couple of them so you can change em out throughout the day as they get wet n icy.even when they ice up, they are still pretty warm, better then bare anyway. As for neopreme or UA masks, never tried em, my gf has a UA1 but she abandoned it for a bandana.
 
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#78 ·
yea, i just ordered the airhole mask. its suppose to be a bandana that doesnt freeze up with an airhole. but i use to rock the bandana, i would just keep an extra or two so the freezing didnt bother me. i will tell u how it works in a few days.
 
#80 ·
are the airhole masks fleece-lined? or are they just the same bandana material with a hole? from reading the stuff i couldnt really tell, but it sounded like they might be a better material that was warmer and wouldnt freeze up. if they are fleece or something similar, i would def consider one, if not thats totally not worth 30 bucks
 
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#86 ·
i tend to like the look of a bandana. it gives you a sense of style but it doesnt really serve a purpose. as you begin to snowboard the bandana looks cool but it gets wet from the snow. as the day wears on the bandana gets wetter and wetter until it freezes. at that time it is almost painful to wear it. in the end you end up not even wearing the bandana because it is frozen.

P.S....if you dont wear a bandana then u are more likely to get a sick goggle tan and girls go nuts for that :)
 
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#88 ·
i got the airhole mask and it is the shit. it is a lil big for my head, but it sure does a good job at protecting my face. yea its fleece lined or something so it doesnt ice up. i was licking the hole and making it wet, to see if it would ice up, and in 10 degree weather it worked perfect, and didnt ice up, way better than a bandana, i would recomend the airhole over a bandana anyday
 
#95 ·
haha licking the hole...

anyway the mask sounds really good! i am only worried about one thing, the sizing issue. Im a girl and i don't really like the look of the girls mask and was gonna get one of the guys ones, im just really worried its gonna be too big. How big is the thing anyway? i would consider myself to have a fairly average head size for a girl, maybe a little bigger than most. Will it be way too big and fall off or could i get away with it? Thanks for the help!
 
#94 ·
Yeah, I have to post my "Paradise-beaches, sedition-walks-into-a-wall, worlds insaneest-ghettos, friend-gets-identity-theft-for-$2000k, Brazil-is-fucked-up, and -it-took-me-36-hours-to-get-home-because-of-snow-and-the-plane-skidded-on-runway" post sometime soon. As for now, I'll just respond the email notifications ;)
 
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#97 ·
i figured someone would get a kick out of me licking the hole. and if your worried about size the girls version is prob smaller, and yea you could get prob get away with the mens one. if you wear it like a normal bandana and dont wear it around ur ears(where i guess ur suppose to have it) you will prob be fine.
 
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