Helmet Question

[Uncle-A]

What do you use under your helmet?

I like a headband to cover my ears on the very cold days.

 

[James]

Nothing.
I use a hood over the top.

 

[scott43]

I don't use anything. I find my head gets hot for the most part. I usually have the vents open unless it's harsh cold out.

 

[KevinF]

If it's stupid cold I'll wear a thin balaclava under my helmet.

 

[cantunamunch]

Thin (cycling) balaclava, rain or shine. It keeps me from having to wash the helmet as often. The helmet keeps the ears warm.

 

[AmyPJ]

Thin balaclava on super cold days, thin wool beanie (like for running, or wearing under bike helmets) on not as cold days. Nothing on warmer days.

 

[Jilly]

Nothing, just my hair!

 

[cantunamunch]

Nothing, just my hair!

Did anyone else just have a vision of @Jilly with a rigid Glen Plake cut and a tiny little helmet perched on top of that?

(With long straps of course)

 

[Jilly]

It's not that long, but it is blonde......I've had a busy day, that was just the laugh I needed!! Thanks.

 

[bbinder]

Nothing underneath. Pull up the hood if very cold or snowing. But a more important additional question would be: does my helmet make my head look fat?

 

[quant]

I go naked under the helmet(s). On really cold days I simply wear a full helmet, which keeps me warm.

 

[SkiNurse]

Two reasons why I always wear a thin beanie: 1) I"m always cold & 2: I don't like the way ski helmets feel on my head. On frigid days, I have a couple of my down jacket hoods that can fit under my helmet or a do a combination of balaclava or buff with my beanie.

 

[Rudi Riet]

Nothing underneath my Briko Vulcano 6.8, but it's not ventilated - it's a FIS-compliant lid for racing. It's plenty warm - too warm in the spring, to be honest.

Under my Giro Nine, I occasionally wear a SmartWool skullcap underneath, but it is seldom necessary. This past week at Killington, the windchill was in the low single digits and I didn't need anything under my Giro to keep my head warm. I closed the vents, that's all.

I will wear a buff to close the neck gap, but that is all.

 

[John Webb]

I go naked under the helmet(s). On really cold days I simply wear a full helmet, which keeps me warm.

Skis I unloaded before moving had the sticker "Ski Naked Adds Color to your Cheeks"

 

[AmyPJ]

So, a whole bunch of you go commando I see.

 

[Ron]

depends.... my Salomon Prophet is really warm so I dont need anything, if it gets winddy and near zero, then I pull up the hood. My former helmets were not as warm and I wore a super thin balaclava. I still cover my face on really cold days though.

 

[Jilly]

That's interesting because mine is a Salomon also. Actually I have to have a spacer in mine. It's sort of like a yarmulke. But it stays in the helmet usually. If it's really really cold like -20C then I have a thin skullcap that goes in.

 

[cantunamunch]

But a more important additional question would be: does my helmet make my head look fat?

I still have my Boeri Moto in XXL. Fits up to 64cm heads. And then puts 4cm of internal padding around that.

I wear that thing I look like I need a wiggle-tail, in the manner of a certain Woody Allen scene. Looking from more than 10m/30 feet you can barely tell I have shoulders.

And yes, it is actually a ski helmet.