Nice to have the nose hole because it decreases lense fogging. Your breath has a place to escape. I was expecting a much tighter fit. The eye hole can pull under my chin.

I am very pleased with these balaclava. I have been using it under a Berghaus Gore-Tex jacket and if fits really well under the hood. I like the fact that the face opening is kinda large, makes it easier to pull the balaclava down under your chin when you want a better angle of view. It keeps me warm and does a good job of keeping the chilly winds outside.

I even used it when I had to take my sailboat for a 3.5hr trip to get it to the winterdock. And it was rough day with windspeeds up to 40 mph and lots o sea spray. I will never leave home without it when I am out for a rough ride, be it snow or sea.

Bought two of these (me and wife) for cover-up while skiing and snowshoeing. Other reviews warned agains it. Bought anyway, and low and behold, they are all right! Returned! They are miss sized, runs way larger than stated. Mostly though, the material is sewn where the face opening is miss-alligned from the nose part, that, or our faces are! Get my point! The nose is WAY left of the face opening. Has to be a defect that they let slip through I am sure. The opening in the nose also is way too high and rubs. This would be a great item if they were custom made to fit our faces, which is to say they are a bad idea. Underarmor has a great alternative.