A great, ugly face mask.

[ski diva]

I don't know about you, but on really, really windy cold days I wear a face mask. I know it's not the best look going, but I find that I really need to protect my skin. Plus it makes the overall ski experience considerably better.

The problem with most face masks, however, is that they get really, really wet inside. So even though I'm warmer, I have this constant wet area around my mouth and nose. Which can be awfully unpleasant.

Anyway, this past year I discovered the best working, worst looking face mask on the market. It's called the Xchanger, and I got it at the Herrington Catalog.

I know this is going to sound like a commercial, but it's way better than conventional face masks. It actually captures your body heat to warm the air before you inhale, so you actually stay warmer. And there's a small plastic module that keeps the mosture away from your face, too, so you stay drier.

On the downside, though, it is really, really ugly. I mean, I think I look like Darth Vader when I wear it.

So if you can reconcile the two, you might want to check it out.

https://herrington-catalog.stores.yahoo.net/ss201.html

Just thought I'd pass it on.

 

[ISki]

Hooray for face masks. I feel like a dork sometimes but so what, they're warm. This one is good too:

Seirus Neofleece "Masque" Face Mask

 

[liquidfeet]

I wear this oddly shaped red face mask that totally disguises who I am when it's really cold. I ski alone a lot, and it's funny how people avoid sharing a chair lift with me. I often think that when I wear that mask people are more likely to sit with me. It's odd.

Anyway, I love it. I look like some axe murderer from some horror flick. Its shape is really odd- it goes up over my ears. Tres cool. It's red. I don't care if it gets wet. I just wash it at home on the kitchen counter with dish detergent and it dries fast.

I feel protected by it, from more than the wind.