If shaving has never been your thing, leaving you with an impressive man-stache, then you may want to catch the next flight to Anchorage, where folks from all over the world who boast winning whiskers will gather this weekend for the World Beard and Moustache Championship.

Over 200 competitors hailing from 12 countries are set to have a facial hair face off, where they will lock horns (or handlebar ’staches) in three different categories: mustaches, full beards, and partial beards. A bonus competition will be the “freestyle,” where anything goes and creativity reigns supreme. The only rule: no pins or wires allowed. In years past, this category has boasted beards in the shape on London’s Tower Bridge, and other popular landmarks.

This year, whispers are circulating that the Germans are the ones to beat, and team USA is concerned. The boys have been shampooing, conditioning, trimming, and blow drying their mutton chops and goatees to get ready for the big event, and are reportedly as ready as they’ll ever be. Word is that a lot of women will also turn up at this event, and - being in male-dominated Alaska - the men are excited to see these rare and elusive creatures. Says one competitor, “I’ve had women tell me that it is the best goatee that they have ever seen. I could tell they were very impressed.”

Lets just hope that the women are only watching the event, and that none are actually eligible to compete.