Following several years of drought, Mother Nature smiled upon California this year and blessed the state with a prolific season of rain and snowfall. This led to a seemingly endless Winter in the Lake Tahoe area. With the world-renowned Squaw Valley ski resort open for snowboarding and skiing this past 4th of July weekend, we put IQbudsTM to the test as the best earbuds for snowboarding and skiing.
The Typical Challenges with Earbuds for Skiing and Snowboarding
Listening to music while cruising down the mountain is great. What’s not so great? Untangling a pair of wired headphones from ski goggles, a helmet or other headgear when the cute gal or guy next to you on the chairlift asks a question. Similarly, nobody likes taking off their gloves, unzipping pockets, and fumbling around with a phone on the mountain just to play or pause music.
Thankfully, the combination of augmented hearing functionality and tap-touch control found in the truly wireless IQbudsTM lead to the ultimate skiing and snowboarding earbuds.
Why IQbudsTM are Your Best Option on the Slopes
Let’s start at the top of the mountain, just before descending a favorite ski run. A simple twist is all that’s needed to lock the totally wireless IQbudsTM into each ear. Crank up a favorite song on the iPhone or Android device, and off you go.
To eliminate background wind noise, “music” mode is the best option while actively skiing or snowboarding. To pause music at any point, a quick tap-touch to the left ear is all the effort that’s needed. Over several hours of skiing/riding with IQbudsTM, the earbuds stay secure, even during unexpected wipeouts along the way.
Waiting in the chairlift lines or riding on chairlifts is a good time to socialize with fellow skiers and snowboarders about plans for lunch or happy hour drinks at the base of the mountain. Using IQbudsTM, with a simple tap touch to the right ear, one can switch from “music” mode to another pre-set location setting (“home,” “office,” “street,” etc.). Without having to take out the earbuds, remove gloves, unzip pockets, or touch a phone, easily converse with others while still playing music in the background if desired.
You won’t hear what these nice people are saying with traditional earbuds stuck in your ears…
Battery life is not an issue with IQbudsTM on the slopes either. When compared to other wireless earbud battery life metrics, IQbuds stand up very well with up to 4-8 hours of run time on a single charge. The carrying/charging case enables a quick re-charge of the earbuds in about the amount of time it takes to stop for lunch.
5 Features that Make IQbudsTM the Best Earbuds for Snowboarding & Skiing
- Comfortable, secure fit. With 8 different earbud tip sizes available, IQbudsTM will fit, and stay securely in, almost any ear size.
- “Music” setting is great while actively skiing or snowboarding to block wind noise and enjoy high fidelity audio.
- Other profile settings with hearing augmentation are great while in chairlift lines or on the chairlift. Have conversations while still listening to music in background.
- Tap touch controls allow easy back-and-forth switching from “music” to other profiles or to pause/play music.
- IQbudsTM look way cooler than a bulky pair of over-the-ear headphones.
