When it comes to keeping your face warm on the mountain, facemasks do the job. On the deep powder days, they keep you from breathing in the snow. On the sunny days, they keep you from getting burnt. On windy days, they keep your face from going numb. Gone are the days that you have to wear a basic black mask and look like a bank robber, now plenty of companies offer bandanas, tubes, balaclava’s in an assortment of designs and colors.
Check back every Friday I’ll be giving away a facemask in a different brand/design/style. To enter the contest, read the directions below and leave your comment by midnight tonight. I’ll announce the winner in this post tomorrow morning.
About the Facemask:
Steps to win the Pom-Pom Facemask:
1. Answer this question in your comment (make sure to use your correct email address): Do you snowboard on major holidays or avoid the mountains?
2. You have till midnight tonight, December 15 to enter for this facemask.
3. All the answer comments will be written down and a winner will be randomly drawn from a bowl or kitchen pot ( you know like the lottery).
4. A winner will be announced in this blog post after midnight. I like to sleep so I will probably will pick a winner tomorrow morning.
Thanks to Pom-Pom for being part of Facemask Friday!
Heather
December 16, 2011 at 8:29 amWe snowboard on NYE. There is a local place that keeps their lifts open until the 12am countdown!
Jeff
December 16, 2011 at 8:30 amHell yes I ride. It’s one of the best days of the year. Place doesn’t get busy until noon, as everyone is doing their holiday crap. Even after then, they are all families so the bar is completely empty!
Jason Wong
December 16, 2011 at 8:34 amYes! I always try to snowboard on Holidays! A lot of new and interesting people to meet!
Frida
December 16, 2011 at 8:42 amYes, I ride as much as I can, besides Christmas day is one of the best days to go ride my home mountain is not too busy since everybody is too busy opening gifts and New Years Day is also a good day since most are too hung over to show up to ride 🙂
Johnny Lopez
December 16, 2011 at 9:00 amI have got a chance to ride on a Holidays but seems it would be an epic time to shred for sure. Always cool to meet new people and any time the lift lines are Small is a good time for sure!
Megan
December 16, 2011 at 9:02 amChristmas Day has been one of my favorite days to ski in the past. One year I rode Taos on Christmas Day and it snowed hard all day long. It was a perfect powder day and a great memory 🙂
Samantha
December 16, 2011 at 9:02 amThe holidays are a blast, especiallly New Years Eve! Our mountain stays open til midnight then does a firework show! Definately a blast 🙂
Jamie
December 16, 2011 at 9:28 amI ride during the holidays, for sure! If the lift lines are too big we just spend the day building a kicker or hiking lines. You always meet some interesting characters on the lift during the holidays as well!
Lily
December 16, 2011 at 9:31 amSnowboard for sure! Usually too busy so I go at any chance, holidays included. Always tons of fun!
Jim Achen
December 16, 2011 at 10:00 amYep, I’ll shred on any holiday. Especially at Christmas and on new years eve/day (Chinese new year too)
Alvin
December 16, 2011 at 10:18 ami ride on christmas day for 2 hours! otherwise i avoid the busy lines.
James
December 16, 2011 at 10:51 amWhat holidays? What mountains? I just ride! : )
Robert
December 16, 2011 at 11:17 amI work the holidays at my home mountain… so no, I’m not riding!
dennis
December 16, 2011 at 12:19 pmi ride the first day of the year but not Christmas,stay with my family all day:)
D. Smith
December 16, 2011 at 12:57 pmI try to avoid the holiday rush to the ski areas. I tend to go the week before. It’s much quieter and nicer. Week before Christmas is the best time to ski or ride!
Iris
December 16, 2011 at 1:40 pmI try to avoid the mountains during the holidays, the runs are just too packed!
kelly
December 16, 2011 at 5:03 pml’m actually book to go on christmas eve.. so its not a big concern 4 me
kelvin
December 16, 2011 at 5:04 pmI love going during holidays considering thats the only real time l get to spend more than 1 day there with my friends
thomas
December 16, 2011 at 5:05 pml hate going during holidays, too long of a line
annie
December 16, 2011 at 5:06 pml dont mind etiher way, l go to a small time one so the line is like 3 min anyways ahah
jenn
December 16, 2011 at 5:06 pmdoesnt matter to me, go whenever l have free time 😛
mo
December 16, 2011 at 5:07 pmi really wish l can say l would go, but with the way the snow is falling, l’ll be lucky to start going in feb
kacey
December 16, 2011 at 5:08 pml like to go during the slower time. l have time off school now, so l guess you can say its my holiday time
dickson
December 16, 2011 at 5:09 pml’m trying to go for your sorta record, 1x a week for me. so holiday/not holiday doesnt matter, l’m going to try and track up there nevertheless. AND fyi, christmas is not an excuse, l’m still going the day of
Elias
December 16, 2011 at 5:41 pmI do both. If i have to pick to ride only during holidays or non-hoildays, my day on the mountain will be even less…….. As long as I can grab a vacation during work, I ride!
Julie
December 16, 2011 at 7:38 pmI ride any day I can – holiday or not! 🙂
Shay
December 18, 2011 at 10:59 amCongrats to D.Smith who is the winner of the facemask!
Stay tuned for next Friday if you want another chance at a giveaway!