Ive been wearing these headphones under my goggle strap for a few seasons now. In my perspective, they are super comfortable compared to ear buds that hurt your ears because you have to keep smashing them into your ear. Also I like these headphones because you can easily slip off one side of the headphones if someone is trying talking to you. With ear buds you you can easily pull out one ear bud, but getting them back in, in a comfortable position is pretty hard with gloves on. I definitely recommend these if you just wear a beanie and goggles.