What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I've had the Vail Hat for three winters, and it still looks brand new. The Norwegian wool is genuinely heavy and warm - the kind of beanie that makes a ten-degree morning feel manageable before the coffee kicks in."When the cold stops being subtle and starts being serious, the Dale of Norway Vail Hat is the one we reach for. Knit from 100% Norwegian wool in a heavy, 3-ply construction, it pulls on over cold ears and stays warm through the kind of mornings that make lesser hats feel inadequate - long walks in the dark, frozen parking lots, ridgelines that catch every gust. The half lining of extra-fine merino wool sits soft against the forehead and temples where bare skin meets knit, so the warmth doesn't come at the cost of comfort. The tasseled crown and Dale of Norway's Vail fair isle pattern do the rest - heritage Nordic design that looks as good on the way into the coffee shop as it does on the way out into the cold.