grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Just on CNN news about this subject, some resorts in the US talking about making helmets mandatory. What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Optional Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Optional for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 I'm a retard, I meant optional, and clicked mandadtory. I'm the Gordee How of skiing! I gotta bike helmet! Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 optional. if you can't handle the decision making involved in deciding to wear protection or not, you should probably not be on the slopes in the first place. does that make sense? i know what i mean. its late. im going to bed. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 So other than Gordee here, so far 2 others have voted for mandatory. Any of you willing to share your reasoning? Link to post Share on other sites
mort 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Optional of course. Which resorts in the US are thinking about it then? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Optional, but.....mandatory if you want to play in the Park or Pipe. Fence of the park and pipe and make it mandatory to wear a helmet in those places only, so if you dont ride those places then you dont need a helmet. Those two places are the most dangerous places, hard packed snow and especially the pipe, rock hard ice at time, more than hard enough to rattle your brains. who would inforce? ski patroller maybe? I have thought about a helmet especially when wizzing through the trees, it only takes a heartbeat and you're a vegetable for life Link to post Share on other sites
huckster 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Optional....i think plucky should wear a hockey helmet with a full face mask. He thinks he the Gordie How of Skiing!! It would be perfect on the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Unfortunately, huckster, you need a damn helmet. Do it once, shame on me. Do it twice, shame on you... That's not the saying, but applies here. You da retard! haha! How's the neck feeling???? Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 as a strong believer in personal decision making, optional, but there should definately be a push for people to use helmets, especially in the park/pipe. There are always, ALWAYS ski patrol sirens going off in the 47 park, and I have witnessed my fair share of accidents, where falls don`t even look that bad, but people are holding their heads for 10+ minutes before hobbling off the hill, no doubt concussed, is it worth a head injury to look cool ? If you are pushing it, trying big tricks, that you haven`t done before, do yourself a favor for chrissakes. Link to post Share on other sites
christine 0 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 For everyones sake esp in a park should be mandatory, but otherwise optional. Maybe, Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I was reading an article in the National Geographic Adventure the other day and it was saying that helmets do little to protect from concussion and it is mostly fractures that a helment would prevent. It also said that unless you are a male between 16 and 20 or something the chances of you getting a fractured noggin were pretty slim, something like 1 in 30,000 days riding maybe? I dont really know much about this just what I read. Oh and it did say that helmets increase your chances of whiplash if they dont fit perfectly and overheating - obviously those people havent been on the ridge at Nozawa! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Quote: the ridge at Nozawa What's that then zwelgen? Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Sorry I was meaning the top of the skyline course. You need to ride it to get back to the carpark and its FREEZING on a bad day. Just big time exposed. But theres plenty of places at any resort that in windy whiteout conditions you freeze. ya know what I mean? Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I think they should be optional, but there use could be encouraged more. I would also say optional in the park, but make it clear that it would be preferred if you wore a helmet. A lot more consumer education is required about their use, but the last decision whould be that of hte user. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I think helmets protect against concussion. The difference between whacking your nut on the ice with or without a helmet is no headache and a bad headache. I have had whiplash on occasion though when coming to sudden stops (when ploughing into snowbanks - not particularly necessary to do anyway.) Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 You back in Japan Ocean? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Ive whacked my nogin a couple of times and I think my helmut prevented some form of injury. Just bought the wife one. When sking trees its good it makes ducking the branches that much easier. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Yeah helmets are great for trees, mine is so banged up, that I`m sure my head would be split open 10 times if I hadn`t been wearing it. And I`m 99% sure that my helmet has protected me against concussion on two occasions. The first time, whilst I was learning how to drop in on an icy halfpipe, I just straight fell off it 10 feet onto my head, but got up no problem, with only the wind knocked out of me. The second time I went off a big tabletop, and planed out backwards, landing on the concrete-ice landing on my back and the back of my head. hurt a bit, but would have split me had I not been wearing the helmet. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/features/article/0,13009,396437,00.html here`s a story. . . Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 wooo interesting article - nope dont want a scar like that on my head! So according to that article most pros dont like wearing helmets and that certianly seems to be true for the small number of vids Ive seen where except for the big mountain riders no one appears to have a lid on. Is it just uncool or what? That scar sure is not cool Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hi G-G. I*m in Bristol at the mo, back in Japan on Fri with my new boots and bindings. BRING IT ON! (That*s a nasty ole scar matey*s got on his bonce, but the lil girls look alright to me...) Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Optional, but feel it makes sense to wear. Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 All I can say is that I have crashed a few times this season already and was glad I was wearing my helmet cos I hit my head pretty hard. You don't have to be reckless to have an accident... besides, they are really comfy Link to post Share on other sites
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