Best way to listen to music while skiing?

michigang

michigang

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wireless headphones? I tried noisapp which is supposed to adjust volume as you move or stop moving, the app didn't work at all. Plus I j want new headphones, and I need suggestions, I'm looking for something under $100, might go as high as $120 w that budget if they're worth it. Any suggestions would be dope :)
 
If you wear a beanie, anything will work.

When you have a helmet the options are more limited. Most people wear earbuds. I am a big fan of the icons from skullcandy. The lowriders should also work under a helmet
 
13954099:DirtYStylE said:
If you wear a beanie, anything will work.

When you have a helmet the options are more limited. Most people wear earbuds. I am a big fan of the icons from skullcandy. The lowriders should also work under a helmet
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yeah I wear a helmet so it's p hard to use anything but small earbuds, thank you tho im gonna check those out
 
I tried skull candy but they didn't really fit my ears well. the Apple earbud work great for me. They are nice and comfortable, and don't fall out every 10 seconds which is a plus
 
The $30 sony ones from target have treated me well for years. Comfortable under a hat and helmet. Good sound too.
 
I like using wireless JayBird headphones. I cannot stand the wire connecting from my head to my jacket cause they always get pulled out.
 
13954211:Gryllz said:
I like using wireless JayBird headphones. I cannot stand the wire connecting from my head to my jacket cause they always get pulled out.
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same maybe I'll try those
 
keep a shitty little speaker in your jacket and play it at max volume so that everyone you ride the lift with knows how sick you are
 
13954211:Gryllz said:
I like using wireless JayBird headphones. I cannot stand the wire connecting from my head to my jacket cause they always get pulled out.
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...until you loose one in the snow.

Ear buds type, longest wire you can find. Price doesnt matter much.
 
13954591:freestyler540 said:
...until you loose one in the snow.

Ear buds type, longest wire you can find. Price doesnt matter much.
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But I have a button clip on the inside of my jacket. Its a male clip on my jacket, and i have a butterfly clip about half an inch long so I clip around my wireless bluetooth headphones.

(my headphones are connected with a wire to eachother but not to my phone) The butterfly clips around that wire to the button on the inside of my hood and it's pretty damn hard to pull it off so I'm confident that I won't lose them.
 
A wired solution would probably get pretty annoying fairly quickly. I recommend getting wireless in-ears. However, in terms of audio quality, you don't get as much for your money as you do with wired solutions. But this is about the handiness of it, right? :-)
 
Spring next year at the bird, you will all hear me

13954576:GORILLAWALLACE said:
keep a shitty little speaker in your jacket and play it at max volume so that everyone you ride the lift with knows how sick you are
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Sing. Even if it is really windy you can still hear your own voice. If it’s calm people will hear you all over the mountain and sing along with you.
 
 
Wired earbuds under facemask, locked in with goggles and helmet overtop

Or facemask, og skullcandys with head band not sitting on your head but your neck and helmet overtop

Or the ultimate is beanie, og skullcandys with goggles locking the headphones in place
 
Honestly get Apple AirPods. They have a tracker if you lose them too. You can either skip a song, play/pause, use siri, or rewind just by tapping the side of the earbud (no buttons and wireless) and it works just fine through a helmet, and the battery is mint. Lasts forever, and only takes a couple minutes to charge back up to 100%.

**This post was edited on Dec 28th 2018 at 10:32:08pm
 
I recently got a the BeatsX, they're wireless but have a bit longer cable that sits on your neck/shoulders and have been really great so far both not wearing a helmet and wearing one. You can get them on eBay for like $60.
 
13978385:XxAc1DtR1PxX said:
Wired earbuds under facemask, locked in with goggles and helmet overtop

Or facemask, og skullcandys with head band not sitting on your head but your neck and helmet overtop

Or the ultimate is beanie, og skullcandys with goggles locking the headphones in place
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You are ass
 
13978693:bike.life.beck said:
Honestly get Apple AirPods. They have a tracker if you lose them too. You can either skip a song, play/pause, use siri, or rewind just by tapping the side of the earbud (no buttons and wireless) and it works just fine through a helmet, and the battery is mint. Lasts forever, and only takes a couple minutes to charge back up to 100%.

**This post was edited on Dec 28th 2018 at 10:32:08pm
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Imagine trying to search for your white $200 mediocre sounding earbuds in snow which is also white...
 
13979258:runforlove2018 said:
Imagine trying to search for your white $200 mediocre sounding earbuds in snow which is also white...
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This. I got serious sendies on the last mogul of a mogul field today, and landed so hard both of my earbuds came out

I immediately realized if those were air pods I would never see them again.
 
13979262:bike.life.beck said:
That’s what gps tracking is for
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Give me a call when gps tracking gets that accurate. Even if it was accurate to a yard, it would still be impossible to find them
 
13979263:runforlove2018 said:
Give me a call when gps tracking gets that accurate. Even if it was accurate to a yard, it would still be impossible to find them
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They make a beeping noise too
 
13979302:gnarclancy said:
Own the mountain and they'll play whatever u want!! My dad only has like 5 mil
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...and the people that work there for minimum will just play whatever classics the people want.
 
13979304:OregonDead said:
...and the people that work there for minimum will just play whatever classics the people want.
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No no no, I would run a dictatorship, u would have to play the national anthem- take on me
 
13979263:runforlove2018 said:
Give me a call when gps tracking gets that accurate. Even if it was accurate to a yard, it would still be impossible to find them
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smh it doesn't track through GPS, its bluetooth LE like a tile
 
13979346:IanAvery-Leaf said:
smh it doesn't track through GPS, its bluetooth LE like a tile
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Ehhhhhh good to know. I never said that tho (look up one post) but I'm still sticking with my original conclusion that they'll be impossible to find.
 
13979352:runforlove2018 said:
Ehhhhhh good to know. I never said that tho (look up one post) but I'm still sticking with my original conclusion that they'll be impossible to find.
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For what it's worth I had a friend lose one in some spring snow and he (barely) found it using the tracking feature.

Same friend lost the other ear bud in chopped up moderately skied out powder and it was gone forever. We were right where it was telling us it was and couldn't hear any beep or anything. RIP

It's not really an issue of finding it or not, it's that they don't seem to like to stay in your ears when you're landing stuff, and trying to find them is insanely frustrating and inconvenient even if you do end up successful. Both times he was jumping off of something and landing and they fell right out. For EZ groomer skiing they're probably ok though.
 
13979352:runforlove2018 said:
Ehhhhhh good to know. I never said that tho (look up one post) but I'm still sticking with my original conclusion that they'll be impossible to find.
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true, bikelifebeck might be confusing gps specifically with just location tracking in general. I disagree it’s impossible, in the handful of times I’ve lost mine I’ve been able to hone in on em pretty quick, and the lost sound it plays is surprisingly loud. The key with airpods is to use your goggle strap over them as an anchor, wearing them loose while skiing is a bad call
 
13979359:ButteredToast. said:
For what it's worth I had a friend lose one in some spring snow and he (barely) found it using the tracking feature.

Same friend lost the other ear bud in chopped up moderately skied out powder and it was gone forever. We were right where it was telling us it was and couldn't hear any beep or anything. RIP

It's not really an issue of finding it or not, it's that they don't seem to like to stay in your ears when you're landing stuff, and trying to find them is insanely frustrating and inconvenient even if you do end up successful. Both times he was jumping off of something and landing and they fell right out. For EZ groomer skiing they're probably ok though.
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Maybe I shoulda been more specific to what I was thinking. Any amount of fresh snow and it will be impossible to find. Groomers, totally possible but a bitch and a half as you say. But for $200+ for those pods, it's isn't even a question it's a bad idea

Edit: buuuutttt if I got them free or was super loaded maybe I would rock em without worry cuz I could just get more. No cords is def nice

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13979363:runforlove2018 said:
But for $200+ for those pods,
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they are $160, and widely available at a normal non-sale price for $140 from many reputable venders. Widely thought to be the best product apples made in years and tbh freeskiings not even a very good use case for them. Don't knock em until you've tried em, between AirPods for day-to-day use and noise cancelling over the ear headphones (mdr-1000x) for video editing/flights, I'm never going back to wires, and highly recommend others hop on the wireless wave if you can
 
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