 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I use a fleece tube round my neck, prevents draughts from getting down the jacket and keeps snow out of the back of my neck if it starts coming down. I then have a neoprene mask with a velcro closure at the back so I can put it on and off with helmet on. I find that having a neck warmer that gets pulled up results in a wet neck when you pull it back down again (not nice) and the combination of fleece and neo mask stops any cold air or snow getting down my neck and keeps my face warm.
If you want something for round your neck that you can pull up, get something that is much thinner for your face - http://www.chelstondirect.com/images/P/mens-trespass-seno-snood.jpg - it has a warm fleece bottom for your neck, then stretchy thin section you can pull up and doesn't get condensation on it too much and dries quickly if it does.
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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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A buff is the best option imo
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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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kitenski, If your skiing in -40 then you will need one, however even in foul conditions in europe I find a winter buff ie half thin material, half fleece is well up to the job. Pull it up when you need it makes a nice seal round the neck as well.
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I have a buff, this is about skiing in Japan, facemasks are apparently a good idea due to the numberous face shots 
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I use a merino buff-type thing; natural materials feel much less unpleasant against your skin when they're damp (or so I've found). Certainly I've found it vastly more tolerable than the fleecy thing I used to wear, even though I tend to find merino a little itchy.
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Nick D, Do they ship to the UK? The beards look quality!
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We wear them on cooler days in Canada, and I have worn one on a rough day at Glenshee, but tend not to go out in poor conditions in Europe (softy - me?). Most of the time, I wear a Buff, and might pull it over my chin and mouth on a chairlift, but prefer the easier breathing without one whenever possible,
Mine is a bandanna, with a Gore windstopper insert, because that was all they had in the shop at Sunshine that day - my son's is a neoprene one. I think the neoprene one might be more effective, but mine can more easily be dropped off the face and pulled back up. as jbob says, they're pretty good in really cold conditions, and then you will probably want something windproof (so more than a standard Buff, perhaps)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ah -brain jusm re-booted: My mask is just the thin-thinsulate, not the thicker, thinsulate lined one:
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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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kitenski, I got one like your first link, probably from the same source.
No complaints at all, very good product. It does get covered in Piz bun brown stuff, but then so does my gloves and anything else which comes into contact with it.
I think it was delivered quite quickly too considering it was coming all the way from China.
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Facemask - you big girl. Full Grizzly Adams beard. Or Scuba apparatus. Have the courage of your convictions.
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You know it makes sense.
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Tried using a cheap one once, made my goggles and specs fog up in a heartbeat. Personally don't bother - a good faceful of freshies wakes you up anyway 
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