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Why do Park Skiers wear bandannas on ther faces, even in the Summer?

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spinks
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Why is it that every young jibber seems to rock the bandanna over their faces, even in the summer? Doesn't the cotton get all wet and nasty from breathing in it, and the face get all sweaty and nasty in the summer?

And when did an upper-class sport like skiing become so GANGSTA?

thoughts?
Aug 1 2007 9:07PM
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dave44
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I don't.
Aug 1 2007 9:08PM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
cuz its GANGSTA

i dont really understand it either

Aug 1 2007 9:12PM
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iridefattwins
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since when does skiing have a dress code?
Aug 1 2007 9:14PM
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philipc
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i wear a bandanna over my face in the winter,, party to keep my face warm and partly cause its a ns bandanna and nobody has them
Aug 1 2007 9:17PM
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killabees
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i do in winter, but i only ski in winter
Aug 1 2007 9:19PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
cause somedays i dont want my face to bake all day at 10000 feet.. ? i usually forget sunscreen
Aug 1 2007 9:19PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
bandannas=so hot right now. who wants chapped lips and goggle tan anyways
Aug 1 2007 9:20PM
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james44
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i tryed the bandana thing but it was too much work to keep it over my face and it got all smelly from breathing in it for 8 hours
Aug 1 2007 9:22PM
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comeatmebro
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i rock a gator. wayyy warmer, and in the fucking harsh ass wind at the springs, i need that thing. bandanas dont cut it there not for me anyways.
Aug 1 2007 9:25PM
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-justice-
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sun burns. last year at hood kids were getting 2nd degree burns on their face cause they had no sun protection.
Aug 1 2007 9:27PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
I wear something on my face on those really cold days. I prefer a facewarmer though, it's warmer easier
Aug 1 2007 9:30PM
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artfullydodged
Posts: 8358 - Karma: 1,674
rock a dish towel, it absorbs the moisture 50% better!
Aug 1 2007 9:37PM
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zaser
Posts: 675 - Karma: 37
wh....what?

bandanas are gangster?

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Aug 1 2007 9:38PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,030
i rock maydays, there soo steezy

www.maydaysnow.com



and of course my redbull bandana
Aug 1 2007 10:03PM
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A_E
Posts: 15350 - Karma: 310
first of all, bandanas are gay, goggle tans are sexy and bandaas look retarded
Aug 1 2007 10:05PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
anyboddy wanna buy voluerz bandanas from me?
Aug 1 2007 10:11PM
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CaliSnow21
Posts: 86 - Karma: 10
Yeah I kinda always liked the goggle tan look on guys.
And a lot of people who where them at my resort
are usually the kids who don't know how to ride.
But hey you do what ya do!
Aug 1 2007 10:16PM
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Poomba
Posts: 329 - Karma: 10
cuz it aint eazy being steezy. But seriously i wore one sometimes last year if it was really sunny.
Aug 1 2007 10:17PM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
Boyz?
Aug 1 2007 10:18PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
idk usually its just to show off how steezy you are. if you have a nice one, its cool, but if you just have a gay ass red or blue one its retarded.

nothing beats my orange jagermeister one. thug central.
Aug 1 2007 10:39PM
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Ware
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thank you.
Aug 1 2007 10:42PM
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martin.
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I think its ok if its cold out, I do it, but the thing that sucks is that the mositure from my breath freezes on the bandana/facewarmer, which sucks alot. But if I see people with bandanas on warm days I automatically think that thier retarded.
Aug 1 2007 10:45PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
why all the hate on goggle tans?

i think they're dope
Aug 1 2007 10:54PM
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TheMajesticLife
Posts: 940 - Karma: 495
bandannas are always not gangsta

they can be used as a neck up durr
Aug 1 2007 10:57PM
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UNREAL
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I just go out on my deck during the summer, slap my goggles on and tan. Thats the steeze right there.
Aug 1 2007 11:00PM
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eheath
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It's just a look, why do people wear leg bags? Why do we have baggy cloths? Why do we have cool looking goggles and cool looking helmets? Its all about the look, and most people have their own. I think that bandannas add a lot, and look quite steezy time to time (reference matt walker in the west coast session video).
Aug 1 2007 11:00PM
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oiECSoi
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as shane flood put it "say hi to skin cancer for me"
Aug 1 2007 11:06PM
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Mahre
Posts: 2507 - Karma: 490
the same reason i feel no need for a bandana. i only cover my face when im riding the snomo....that can get really cold without proper coverage...
Aug 1 2007 11:06PM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
cause its cool
Aug 1 2007 11:18PM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
I never cover my face with a bandana. I use like, a neck warmer thing to pull up to my face, and thats only if its really really really cold and windy and hard snowy
Aug 1 2007 11:19PM
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heFF
Posts: 5786 - Karma: 4,456
cuz it's only the cooooest, but yes windburn in the winter is a biotch and up on the glacier my nose gets all burnt and peelin and shit so i like the bandana to keep it fresh for the ladies
Aug 1 2007 11:44PM
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R.Fahey
Posts: 8602 - Karma: 539
I've never completed an entire day of skiing with anything covering my face. In the winter/pow it gets all moist and hard to breath through, and sometimes the air comes back up into your goggs and can fog them. In the summer..... well, I don't see hiking in 70 degree weather with a piece of cloth over your face very appealing. Especially when you can rip some good 'ol Hawaiian Tropic waterproof SPF 50. Just as good sun protection, but no bullshit.
Aug 1 2007 11:50PM
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P.J.S.
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you don't need a bandanna when you've got a beard, i don't wear anything on my face ever
Aug 1 2007 11:53PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
I wear one, but never over my face, just loose around my neck to keep the wind off my neck. Ive rarely gotten a cold face, even in Northern Ontario Temperatures.
Aug 1 2007 11:58PM
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TimmyP
Posts: 2086 - Karma: 128
because getting burned isnt fun, even when you put on sunscreen , you still get burned
Aug 2 2007 12:01AM
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skogenjake
Posts: 6685 - Karma: 511
i rarely get out for summer skiing, living in indiana.

in the winter its mandatory, i find it keeps my face warmer, i dont get windburn, and it dont get snow all up in my grill
Aug 2 2007 12:01AM
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rudager
Posts: 11335 - Karma: 4,624
i tried bandanas acouple times
it gets wet and then freezes and ruins my goggle tan
bandanas+skiing=no
Aug 2 2007 12:05AM
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P.J.S.
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that's some good math right there
Aug 2 2007 12:07AM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
i usually wear it for show, the ryan lichtenberg memorial bandanima.

however i wore one this summer, because i was on a medication that basically means that in one hour i will get as tan as a normal person would in six hours.

i wore it about 75 percent of the time, and still ended up looking like this

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Aug 2 2007 12:09AM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
I don't really feel the need to be a gangster, but a neck warmer is really annoying to carry around in your pocket or on your neck because of the bulk. Cotton is the worst winter material ever, and regular bandannas  freeze with perspiration and then only make things worse. 

So I improvised.

First, I got a rad polka  dot print, and cut out a big triangle.
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Then, I copied the size onto some fleece, and then used my mother's sewing machine to sew them together.
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Then, I put a butterfly button on the back and sewed in a button hole, to make it so I didn't have to tie a bulky knot.
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I then sprayed the front with Nikwax waterproofing, and had the best bandanna ever.
Aug 2 2007 12:16AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 345

A t-shirt gives you an SPF of 7 or 8 depending on the color. I can't imagine a bandana would be much better.

Sunscreen for summer skiing.

Aug 2 2007 12:21AM
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mattwalker
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its free sunblock.
Aug 2 2007 12:34AM
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InitialG
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except that you have to buy the bandanna...

I wear them from time to time, especially when its blowing ice, I don't burn though so don't need em when its sunny
Aug 2 2007 12:41AM
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R.Z.A.
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i dont. but i guess they look a hell of a lot cooler then gaiters.
Aug 2 2007 12:45AM
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Trashpuppet
Posts: 529 - Karma: 123
yeah no joke... just go out and ski and wear what u want...
Aug 2 2007 12:53AM
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*Nefarious*
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uuhhhhh, especially in the summer. serious sun protection
Aug 2 2007 1:06AM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
Ummmmm.....Thanks?
Aug 2 2007 1:12AM
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Sideways_Shane
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true fo sho
Aug 2 2007 1:25AM
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aaron.ebner
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around the neck like a farmer is way sicker
Aug 2 2007 1:44AM
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