Find your balaclava fit.
We've been pushing face protection forward since 2008. Explore our lineup, compare the details, and find your perfect fit for whatever the mountain throws your way.
First Things First. Under or Over?
Not all balaclavas are built the same. From our signature under-helmet designs to roomier over-helmet hoods, every style offers comfort and protection with a different fit.
Balaclavas
Low-profile protection designed to fit comfortably beneath your helmet, with full head, face, and neck coverage.
Overhoods
Roomier coverage designed to go over your helmet, with adjustable comfort and a different take on mountain style.
ExoHinge Balaclavas.
Compare our signature under-helmet balaclavas, from everyday essentials to premium cold-weather protection.
The Hood
Signature ExoHinge coverage for everyday resort riding.
Key Features
- Best for: Versatile coverage for regular days on snow.
- Warmth: Standard
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: ExoHinge
- Construction: Perforated face-hinge liner
- Fabric: GoKnit™ 220 polyester blend, Perfa™ face liner
- Helmet fit: Low-profile, under helmet
Expedition Hood
Dual-layer protection with a full perforated liner.
Key Features
- Best for: Colder days when you want extra warmth and full-face protection.
- Warmth: Enhanced
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: ExoHinge
- Construction: Dual layered, full perforated liner
- Fabric: GoKnit™ 220 polyester blend, Perfa™ liner
- Helmet fit: Low-profile, under helmet
Merino Hood
Nuyarn® merino performance with breathable warmth
Key Features
- Best for: All-day comfort with natural temperature regulation.
- Warmth: Enhanced
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: ExoHinge
- Construction: Single-layer, flatlock seams
- Fabric: Nuyarn® Pro Merino blend, 220 GSM
- Helmet fit: Low-profile, under helmet
Merino Expedition Hood
Thicker Nuyarn® merino for colder conditions.
Key Features
- Best for: Cold-weather missions with premium Merino warmth.
- Warmth: Maximum Merino warmth
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: ExoHinge
- Construction: Heavier-weight Merino, flatlock seams
- Fabric: Nuyarn® Merino blend, 230 GSM
- Helmet fit: Low-profile, under helmet
Overhelmet Hoods.
Roomier, over-helmet designs offering added coverage, comfort, and style in technical and fleece options.
Camber Hood
The technical overhood. Brushed fleece lining, adjustable drawcord, and a roomy fit for long days on snow.
Key Features
- Best for: Technical over-helmet coverage with added fleece-lined comfort.
- Warmth: Enhanced
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: Integrated dual-layer hinge, adjustable drawcord
- Construction: Brushed fleece-lined interior
- Fabric: GoKnit™ 220 polyester blend
- Helmet fit: Roomy, over helmet
Caldera Hood
The plush overhood. Recycled sherpa fleece and adjustable coverage that works on the mountain and beyond.
Key Features
- Best for: Plush warmth and relaxed over-helmet comfort.
- Warmth: Maximum
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: Integrated dual-layer hinge, adjustable drawcord
- Construction: Sherpa fleece with integrated face coverage
- Fabric: 100% recycled polyester fleece, 330 GSM
- Helmet fit: Roomy, over helmet
Specialty Balaclavas.
Explore alternative fits and designs with unique coverage, comfort, and functionality for different riding preferences.
Team Hood
A longer, relaxed-fit hood with an adjustable face hinge.
Key Features
- Best for: Riders who prefer a longer, relaxed fit with adjustable coverage.
- Warmth: Enhanced
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: Adjustable dual-layer face hinge
- Construction: Dual-layered, Long-cut, and relaxed design with full perforated liner
- Fabric: GoKnit™ 220 polyester blend, Perfa™ liner
- Helmet fit: Relaxed fit and helmet compatible
Treble Hood
Balaclava coverage with the feel of a fleece-lined gaiter.
Key Features
- Best for: Gaiter-like fleece comfort with full balaclava coverage.
- Warmth: Enhanced
- Breathability: Breathable
- Face adjustment: Gaiter-style face coverage
- Construction: Dual-layer brushed fleece liner on lower half
- Fabric: GoKnit™280 polyester fleece, GoKnit™ 220 polyester blend
- Helmet fit: Under helmet
Flip Sock Hood
Reversible, helmet-friendly dual-layer coverage. One hood. Two looks.
Key Features
- Best for: Versatile, reversible coverage with two looks in one.
- Warmth: Enhanced
- Breathability: Enhanced
- Face adjustment: Fixed face-hole opening
- Construction: Reversible, dual-layer design
- Fabric: GoKnit™280 polyester blend
- Helmet fit: Low-profile, under helmet
Big Days. Little Faces.
From first turns to one-more-run requests, keep little rippers comfortable and protected with facegear made for every winter adventure.
The Details Make the Difference.
Good protection isn't just about covering up. It's how your gear moves, breathes, and feels when you're out there.
ExoHinge™
Meet the hinge that changed the game. BlackStrap's patented ExoHinge moves with you, delivering adjustable face coverage, unrestricted mobility, and all-day comfort. One hand, no helmet removal, no compromises.
Nuyarn® Merino
Nuyarn® Merino spins natural fibers into a high-performance form that is stronger, stretchier, and faster-drying than traditional merino. It’s soft, breathable, and built to go further, longer.
GoKnit™
Featherweight knits engineered to move with you and wick moisture fast. When base comfort matters most, GoKnit™ keeps you dry, agile, and primed for your next move.
Perfa™
Engineered for airflow. Perfa™ maximizes breathability and airflow using a unique mesh knit structure that helps regulate temperature and manage moisture.
Good Gear. Better Fit.
A few things worth knowing before you gear up.
BlackStrap's core balaclavas are designed for a low-profile fit under a helmet. The Camber Hood and Caldera Hood offer a roomier over-helmet fit.
The Expedition Hood adds dual-layer construction with a fully perforated liner using our Perfa fabric. The Merino Expedition Hood uses a thicker Nuyarn Merino fabric and is the warmest Merino in the lineup.
Our patented ExoHinge lets you adjust face coverage with a single motion while maintaining compatibility with goggles and helmets.
Yes. BlackStrap's kids' balaclavas are designed to fit smaller faces without compromising performance. They feature the same technical fabrics, comfort, durability, and quality as our adult styles, just sized for little rippers, with plenty of fun prints to match.
Built for Winter.
Balaclavas aren't just what we make. They're what we're known for. From our original Hood to our most technical designs, every detail is built around comfort, protection, and more good days on snow.
