who wears a hood over their helmet?

[my poor knees]

I'm looking for a new ski jacket and I see lots of them have hoods that go over the helmet. Personally I'm not a hood fan, I like them to be removable. I wonder if having a hood over your helmet restricts your side to side head movement ? After doing some research it seems the arcteryx brand with gore-tex is highly rated and very warm so I'm leaning in that direction but again would prefer a removable hood and most seem permanent.

 

[gmcunni]

I'm looking for a new ski jacket and I see lots of them have hoods that go over the helmet. Personally I'm not a hood fan, I like them to be removable. I wonder if having a hood over your helmet restricts your side to side head movement ? After doing some research it seems the arcteryx brand with gore-tex is highly rated and very warm so I'm leaning in that direction but again would prefer a removable hood and most seem permanent.

only time my hood goes over my helmet is on a cold/snowy/windy chair ride.

 

[o3jeff]

only time my hood goes over my helmet is on a cold/snowy/windy chair ride.

That or if it is raining out I'll wear it.

 

[drjeff]

That or if it is raining out I'll wear it.

Mainly just on rainy days for me too

As someone who wears an XXL helmet and has a fairly long neck, I will say that if you think that you might want to wear your hood over your helmet on a fairly regular basis while on the hill, bring your helmet with you as your picking out a jacket to try it on and see how the hood does, or doesn't, fit over your helmet. Not all hoods have the same volume and not all heights/lengths of hoods comfortably accomodate ones neck height

 

[marcski]

Wind or rain. Works great. After I put the hood on and zip up all the way, I feel like I'm in a tent on the chairlift.

 

[rocojerry]

only time my hood goes over my helmet is on a cold/snowy/windy chair ride.

Yep. I only like it for the chair -- too restrictive and impairs vision/mobility when heading downhill....

 

[bvibert]

On some of my jackets I can get the hood over the helmet, but it's so tight that I can't move my head. It's adequate for a rainy chair lift ride, but there's no way I could ski like that. Like drjeff said; not all hoods are created equal.

 

[Vortex]

Most of the time I use my hood. Buy a coat with a big hood. Not all are big and don't fit over helmets. I struggle with the movement thing, but it you take time to get it all right its not a problem for me once I get going.

 

[gmcunni]

That or if it is raining out I'll wear it.

i don't ski in the rain, i'm a wuss.

 

[billski]

I ski in light rain, not downpours. Or until my gloves get drenched.
I purposely bought my current jacket with a hood. For years I wanted one. I finally got my once in a lifetime "dream" jacket. That was an important criteria, along with a high neck collar. Wonderful

Like others, rain and very high winds.
One downside: when you wipe out, you often have a hoodfull of snow to deal with

You also can't use it for an ordinary hood (no helmet), it falls over your eyes, no matter how much I cinch it.

Mine is removable via a zipper. It does not roll up.

 

[crank]

I just got a new shell and am psyched to be able to use a hood again. Old one will not fit over my helmet. I only use it on very cold and windy or blizzard conditions, the rest of the time it just follows me around. Skiing in the rain sucks.

 

[snowmonster]

The only time I've worn a hood over a helmet was while I was riding the Green Mountain Freezer at Jay. I considered wearing a hood last Sunday at Stowe (-18) but decided to tough it out. That was a bad call.

 

[Puck it]

Mammut makes a softshell windstop that I just got this year love it. Sunnysports in NYC has them online for cheap money. Bought two.

 

[UVSHTSTRM]

Although I rarely wear one, it is nice to have one especially for those windy cold days on the lift. Once I get off the lift, it comes off 99% of the time. My biggest thing with hoods is the sound. Also when getting your jacket check for specs that specify helmet compatibable.

 

[ski stef]

I dont wear a helmet but i definitely look for a bigger hood preferably removable..if its chilly I def like to pull it over my hat ( has a pretty big pom) so I can zip it up all the way for extra protection for my face

 

[Smellytele]

I dont wear a helmet but i definitely look for a bigger hood preferably removable..if its chilly I def like to pull it over my hat ( has a pretty big pom) so I can zip it up all the way for extra protection for my face

Do you have long skinny pointy skis as well?

 

[Smellytele]

I have multiple jacket for different weather. I do not think I have ever worn the hood over my helmet while skiing. Maybe once on a lift. I have come to the conclusion that any jacket I buy going forward will not have a hood or if it does it needs to be removable. Once I retire a ski jacket it becomes a jacket for either playing around in the snow with the kids or snowblowing where a hood does come in handy so a removable hood can be justified in the end.

 

[abc]

You also can't use it for an ordinary hood (no helmet), it falls over your eyes, no matter how much I cinch it.

Ah, thanks for that. I won't waste too much time to find one that works both.

I had two jackets. One would pull over the helmet easily. It even had a bill to stop the snow/rain from dripping over my face. But it's useless as a street jacket. The hood is so big I can't see out of it! It being one size too big didn't help. So I decided to find another one at the right size.

The new one fits great and even looks nice as a street jacket! But the hood barely pull over the helmet, need careful tugging with two hands. So it's a hassle when I need to pull it over while riding the chair ride on a cold day.

I've been trying to figure out what might work as both ski jacket and street jacket. But I'm not going to put too much effort into that though.

I ski in light rain, not downpours. Or until my gloves get drenched.

Get waterproof gloves.

 

[HowieT2]

I rarely wear the hood so I detach it and keep it in my ski bag. hate having the thing on there if im not using it. It is surprisingly difficult to find a shell with a detachable hood.

 

[Puck it]

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