[Mike P.]

Nice chart, it proves both our points. At 5 degrees, you are okay until the wind approaches 25 MPH, if it's 10 the wind speed goes up to 50 MPH. In winter I'm usually avoiding those wind speeds that approach highway posted speeds, at least on the Northern Presidentials.

I've just had teh face mask on a coupel of times & the way I sweat, any eyewear fogs up although treating it a swim mask helps some. While I carry a hat (I don't know why) I more often times wear the balaclava since I rarely wear a shell. The last coupel of times I wore teh shell in winter, it was over just a T-shirt. The balaclava works like a hood, I just get to wear it with anything I want, shirt, vest or fleece layer.

I would imagime some presi-traverse folks may have come down with being snow blind & if not truely snowblinded, an hour above treeline on a cloudless day provides more sun exxposure than without, good, eye protection is important.

I like keeping the goggles, face mask & warmest gloves I have as part of an overall package. If I'm reaching for these, I need to be thinking what direction I'm moving in; in most cases, I probably should be thinking get down.