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The North Face WindStopper High Point Hat
The North Face WindStopper High Point Hat is a lightweight, fleece cap with earflaps for maximum coverage and protection in extreme cold weather. Gore WindStopper fleece is wind-resistant and insulative, so you'll be able to batten down the hatches when the weather rolls in.
$37.95 
High quality hat
The North Face windstopper high point hat is the best hat I've ever owned. The windstopper material is key. I always bring my high point hat with me when I go camping, and it serves me well for skiing and snowboarding as well. It covers your ears well when it's frigid. When it's warmer you can pull the cord over the top making it more like a beanie. I've endured some serious wind chill with this hat.
Excellent Hat
Like all of The North Face products I've owned, this hat keeps out the cold but allows your head to "breathe" too! Great for skiing at Whistler, where the climate is mild. I suspect it would work just as well in colder, Eastern climates.
Tested true!
I purchased this hat to ski in Colorado. It varied from 0 to -35 all week in constant snowing conditions. This hat came through with flying colors!
windStopper High Point Hat
WOW this is a great hat the best I ever put on. It fits great on everyone and is water resistant and wind proof; at least my head stayed warm and dry when I went backpacking in Colorado. If you get this hat you should most definitely get Indian clay red it is very hot.
Want a warm hat?
Walking across campus to classes or before and after skiing, my head is always warm because of the Polartec 300 and Gore Windstopper, completely eliminating harsh winds hitting my ears. Little expensive for a "hat", but a very good hat this is. I would consider it as a technical hat, made to keep you warmer where you travel where the weather is colder. Buy it 2day from Backcountry because they have the best prices and customer service.
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Training Tips
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