I have yet to ski with a helmet - that's this coming season's hair issue.
(Nadine_A has a cool head cover doover thing that keeps the hair neat as a pin under her helmet and when she lets it out at lunch she looks like a hair commercial - VERY impressive!)
Me: Not quite so, I have yet to learn the Master's Way:
While I didn't have a helmet:
One high tight pony tail - HAIRY SPRAYED to the MAX so it does NOT fuzz up... and then the "tail" part i BRAID until it DARES to escape!
It all looks pretty tortured and holds good until lunch whereby I have usually turned into a Ranga (ginger - red headed) Freak of Fuzz!
Oh well.....
After the skiing part of the day is done - I stick on my beanie and no one needs know the trouble lurking under there.
Love that hats are totally acceptable indoors in ski towns. The bottom of my hair can look nice, while the top is a matted mess.