I get it if it's blizzard like conditions, or below -25, or that icy snow that pelts your face like little needles, but I don't get how people need to be covered up like the invisible man all the time. I realize some people just don't like to be cold, but WTF? Seems like a fairly recent phenomenon too so I blame the millennials who refuse to harden the fuck up.
/rant
LOL at some of these responses tho. We so need a sarcasm font because people obviously can't tell I'm joking about the millennials not hardening the fuck up. And conversely I can't believe some of these responses are actually serious but I really cant tell.
I've been seeing the Ruroc's show up at my local spot this year. Really had not seen them before until I encountered a few guys in the park with them. I got to admit my first reaction was pretty much "WTF?!?". Now I'm more on the fence, it does have a certain stormtrooper bad-assery look to it.
Completely depends on the season. I love the cyborg look where my face is completely hidden under lid, goggles and face mask but having a covered mouth makes me too hot after a while, even if it is 10 below. I'm not ashamed to whip out my tin of vaseline to keep my lips fresh so face mask isn't essential, it's just a nice thing to have when you are on a ski lift that doesn't have a bin lid you can pull down to keep warm.
On another note - have those knee length t-shirts gone yet?
I love to have every thing covered, except my mouth and eyes!
I have a one hole mask, and I feel constrained in my breathing. I guess I need a 3 holes one, but I do not see any in any local stores. afraid to buy one online but does not fit.
I'll wear a neck gaiter that can be pulled up if it's super cold, but normally I don't care to have cold wet/icy things in front of my face. Feel free to insert any wife joke here.
Haha... gotta love that. I don't like the masks myself, I don't like they they look or feel so I wear airblaster balaclavas or similar from other brands, they stretch under your chin if you want to cool off, super comfortable.
I have a turtle fur thing I bought on the way up to a resort when I realized I forgot a face mask. It was pretty cheap and I like it a lot, way more than my old mask for sure. Just pull it down to your neck if it's not too windy or you're getting warm and pull it back up when needed. Low maintenance and space to breathe too.
I wore a full face 3 hole mask last year in Lake Louise... Got on to a gondola, took off my goggles and there was a look of horror on the Chinese woman sat opposite me. It felt like it was one of the longest gondola rides I've ever been on!
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