 Poster: A snowHead
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I've heard people say that headwear is very important as you lose most of your body heat through your head.
So what do you wear?
Do you wear just any old winter hat and scarf, or do you wear a headband?
I've seen the buff headwear that can be a headband or scarf.
I like the tube scarves but not sure how low they will come and there might be a gap between the top of my jacket and scarf.
So please tell me what you have?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Giro Fuse Helmet
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Giro 9 helmet.
Neck tubes are better than scarves because they're less bulky so you can zip your jacket right up.
I wear a balaclava under my helmet on particularly cold days which cuts out the draught.
Headbands are sooo eighties! 
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i've not seen many people in the videos on the slopes wearing helmets whilst skiing, only hats or headbands 
Although the boarders always seem to be wearing helmets
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I find the longer people have been skiing, the more likely they are to wear a helmet (unless they are an instructor teaching newbies). It just means they've seen more than their fair share of accidents.
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Headbands are sooo eighties!
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LOL i was thinking that, but think it's a secret wish of mine to dress up in a headband with a pair of fluffy yetti boots! 
Think i'd get laughed at though
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Pro Tec Helmet
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I wear my buff under my helmet - not neccessarily for warmth, but to keep my hair from tickling my face. And a clashing colour of neck tube.
I love my buff - I also use it under my cycle helmet and to tame my hair whilst scuba diving. It's also good whilst painting ceilings.
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Awwww now you got me thinking we need helmets 
Don't wanna look like a noob on the slopes though
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EKnight, I got a helmet last year, but would say that SnowHeads are not representative of the general public and that proportionately more snowHeads wear helmets.
I would estimate that on my trips I would typically see about 1:10 adults wearing helmets. The vast majority wore hats/bands/nothing etc
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Giro 9 helmet - plus balaclava or face mask for the cold times. Helmets are very snug and warm 
The vast majority of people on the slopes in Canada will wear helmets - if you see someone without you can bet they will be English/European. It seems to be getting more helmet-inclined in Europe but still the majority will be wearing hats there.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Giro Fuse helmet. If you get too hot, you can open top vents with slider to let off steam without taking helmet off.
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You know it makes sense.
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| cathy wrote: |
| The vast majority of people on the slopes in Canada will wear helmets |
I'd definitely agree with that. You'd look like a "noob" if you're NOT wearing a helmet in Whistler!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hammer Full face or open face helmet, both with peaks.
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Poster: A snowHead
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fur lined trapper hat but also carry buff as a neck warmer/face protector if its v cold. it its warm I do wear a head band or bunny ears
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Leedom - Vandal, now where's my cannon....
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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bog standard wooly hat by dakine. have toyed with getting a helmet but have resisted so far
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No-one's owning up to wearing a comedy hat with horns/antlers/ears yet
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Sweet Rooster helmet for bombing about, arcteryx woolie or baseball cap or nothing for touring, depending on weather
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Helmet/buff except indoors(where arguably higher chance of collision/hard object so no sense there!)
The hardcore (Scandis?) in the Gemstock/Rotair/Grands Montets/Mont Fort cable cars seem to be moving toward full face though I think you have to be skiing with consdierable elan to carry one of those off on piste regularly. French guides of course prefer to protect their noggin with the power of the roll-up ciggie.
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Fleece hat - even my sunhat has a fleece lining and pull down earflap option.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Megamum, it's like a neck tube but thin material whcih you can twist and wear as a hat, or any number of differnet ways
http://www.buffusa.com/
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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More often than not a headband, as it keeps my hair out of my eyes, and does not fall over them like my hat does. Not only do pixies need smaller length skiwear, they need smaller hats that aren't kiddies novelty ones. I don't like hats much anyway, and not sure I could bear wearing a helmet all day.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Helmet and Buff! Buff doubles up as headband at lunchbreaks to hide helmet hair and provent me getting a sunburnt forehead.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Awwww now you got me thinking we need helmets
Don't wanna look like a noob on the slopes though
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Whether or not you decide to get helmets, it's not got much to do with looking like a "noob". From what I have seen it is the more serious and hardcore skiers who wear helmets, often those who go off piste and are therefore more likely to encounter rocks. If you're coming up for your first ski holiday it's probably best to avoid buying too much in advance. If it's a warm week you won't need much, and if it's cold, it's fun shopping for it in resort. The best way to look like a "noob" is having new matching everything. Since acquiring a helmet for snowboarding I now wear it all the time, because it's much more comfortable than a hat (doesn't make my head itch) and saves making any decisions. It also has piped music. But it has adjustable vents - I wouldn't like to wear one without. On very cold days I wear a silk balaclava underneath.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A fleece hat by Patagonia....... it is the business for warmth....
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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salomon helmet 
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Giro 9.9, Grey with flames.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Cebe helmet.
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Giro 9 helmet. I now prefer a helmet to a hat.
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hair - my own!
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A Marks & Sparks brown tan stocking for work.
I'm a bank robber.
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I really detest headwear. Can just about cope with a baseball cap. If it is really cold, then I'll just utilise the hood on my jacket,
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Not that long ago was nothing, now helmet +/- buff.
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