snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
I've been going to the grocery store at 8:45 PM just before closing.
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Masks for skiing
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Jenny
Angel Diva
Fabric Face Masks
A soft face mask made of a structured knit fabric with 4-way stretch and comfortable ear loops provides a premium fit and feel for all day comfort.
bioskin.com
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
Comfortable ear loops sound good to me!
My ears got quite sore yesterday getting here!
My ears got quite sore yesterday getting here!
After today's flight to Seattle from the east coast, I'm looking for N95S with the ties rather than KN95s with ear loops.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
@BlueSkies Have fun on your trip! EEK! I arrived in Woodstck last night....
Thaks, I will certainly try. You have fun too.
newboots
Angel Diva
I am finding it harder to put the masks back on than it was the first time around. But I ordered more. I'm afraid we are in for more masking, plenty more.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
My MD said at least another year.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
WAAHHH!!!!
I'm more and more comfortable in them - I wear them on walks when our air quality is garbage and my neighbors are like "oh - smart to not breathe the smoke!" And they really do help - my lungs are easily bothered by bad air quality and when it's in the "yellow" to lower "orange" range, I still go for walks and wear a KN95 to filter out the smoke (and to go in to the coffee shop - which might be the only place where masks are the norm here). I've found the KN95s fit me quite well, especially with little added nosepieces and clipping the ear loops together behind my head - and are way more comfortable on my nose than the N95s that I have. But that's all just personal face shape dependent, I think. I bought a decent supply of colorful KN95s once I realized they fit well.
The thing that's uncomfortable is going in someplace where no one else is wearing one and having people look at me like I'm a lunatic. (yay Utah....) Not that it's going to stop me... it's just annoying. I don't go in many places anyway these days. And outdoor events seem way too busy for my comfort level. A friend posted having gone to the U of U football game - they had a 90 minute weather delay and everyone in the stands crammed into the concourses and they were trapped shoulder to shoulder with almost all unmasked people the whole time and couldn't get out. Nope. Nope. Nope. (To be honest though - trapped in a crowd and not being able to leave is not something I would have ever been comfortable with....)
The thing that's uncomfortable is going in someplace where no one else is wearing one and having people look at me like I'm a lunatic. (yay Utah....) Not that it's going to stop me... it's just annoying. I don't go in many places anyway these days. And outdoor events seem way too busy for my comfort level. A friend posted having gone to the U of U football game - they had a 90 minute weather delay and everyone in the stands crammed into the concourses and they were trapped shoulder to shoulder with almost all unmasked people the whole time and couldn't get out. Nope. Nope. Nope. (To be honest though - trapped in a crowd and not being able to leave is not something I would have ever been comfortable with....)
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FindingSilverLinings
Diva in Training
Ski The East makes great masks that are stylish & breathable. Here's a link for ya
contesstant
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I'm leaving the Command hooks on my helmet for quick runs into the lodge to pee and also the gondola, where I plan to wear my mask. **sigh** I was hoping we'd be beyond this point by now, but here we are. I suppose I can also use my buff although its level of protection is pretty suspect.
Olesya Chornoguz
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Several of us tried and liked these masks last winter. I own a few and like them for ballet classes and for skiing lol. I think it was @MissySki who told us she really liked them last winter and a bunch of us bought them of course.
MissySki
Angel Diva
Several of us tried and liked these masks last winter. I own a few and like them for ballet classes and for skiing lol. I think it was @MissySki who told us she really liked them last winter and a bunch of us bought them of course.
Good memory! Ski the East masks were definitely my favorite for skiing last season. Very breathable.
sibhusky
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Mine didn't mingle well with my goggles for some reason. My goggles are a little big and they had to lap over the top edge of the mask and that directed air in because of the edge. I found I needed a much flatter edge so the seal of the overlap was snugger.
I sort of doubt we'll be required to mask here this season. I'll probably use a good mask in the Lodge, but less of a mask outdoors. I need to figure out how I'll incorporate an FFP2 mask into things for my trip to Austria. I'll have to wear it on most lifts and probably will be taking it on and off a lot, which is not going to be fun seeing as I wear a balaclava under my helmet. I'm thinking maybe my old one with just fabric over my face being used to just hold the FFP2 against my face without the ear loops.
I really hoped we'd be past this point by now. But I'm surrounded by anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers.
DebbieSue
Angel Diva
Last season I skied in usual balaclava under helmet with gaiter up over nose on the lift, and lower down for skiing if it was not cold. I kept a surgical type mask folded in dedicated pants pocket to pull out for any forays into the lodge, rest room ski shop, etc. Not a bad idea to have an extra mask in pocket anyway.
