nzlegend 1 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I know there has been a helmet poll in the past, but dynamics change and there seem to be more folks out there with lids on these days. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 10 all the times and 3 most of the time 4 want a helmet 3 dont give a $hit about safety Lets safety! Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 i usually wear mine all the time, but i forgot it on saturday... i was a bit brain dead that morning. Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Usually don't wear mine, but after reading Sock_monkey's comments on tre skiing and seeing Kumapix with one I took mine on the hill last Saturay. It was great because it keeps you head much better warm then an beanie. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I almost always wear mine but I did tick All the Time Except for winter BC skiing/touring when I don't want to carry my winter helmet. Gets full of snow and then cold. I don't need that. But in the spring my climbing helmet comes out for skiing Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I've been bicycling and skateboarding for a long time and would never ride without a helmet, but when I started snowboarding, there were few if any wintersports helmets. After smacking my skull on an icy run or two, I thought, "damn! I'm just going to board with my skate helmet," but a whole bunch of companies introduced snow helmets around that time, so I bought one. Been riding one ever since. I was actually less concerned that my ability or the terrain would cause an incident that would require the protection of a helmet than I was that some out-of-control yahoo would take me out. Link to post Share on other sites
Mudguts 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Thats why I started wearing a helmut because some guy blind sided me and his head connected with the point of my shoulder so hard that it knocked him out and left me with a sore shoulder for 3 months. If we had head clashed I don't think I'd be walking now or worse. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I still see hardly anyone on the slopes using a helmet - usually only small kids. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I read something, I believe it was here, about a bloke who suffered a significant amount of injury when he was nailed in Rusutsu in the slow area around the ski racks by a speeding Korean dude. I've been in Rusutsu several times, and two of those visits have coincided with the Korean Amway convention! Talk about wake up call... I'm glad I didn't have to suffer being hit from behind and having teeth knocked out! I've been taken down before, but thankfully they have all been low-speed, superficial incidents (knock on wood)... Let's wearing the Helmet! Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Usually if i`m planning on getting inverted or trying something tricky, i`ll wear a helmet. But i have seen these jel pads for the back of your head (where you usually smack it) that are small enough to fit under a toque. i think i`ll get one of those for everyday riding. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Do you guys wear your helmets just for a day on the groomed runs? Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 If I dont the kids start hounding me asking were is your helmet daddy! So I wear it even on groomers Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I got my helmet after going off a 4 metre cliff headfirst. Landed on my back in pow but it was a wakeup call. Now I always wear it and I love it. When I have to hike I just put the goggles up on the 'met and they don't fog. Before they would always fog when I hiked Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by dale#1: Do you guys wear your helmets just for a day on the groomed runs? to me that question is like "do you wear you seatbelt in the car in a quick trip just down the road?" Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by dale#1: Do you guys wear your helmets just for a day on the groomed runs? Even more so. It is crowded, faster action and harder surface with more sharp moving objects (other peoples equipment) than the BC. I have a Giro Fuse and quite like it for the very low weight and load's of ventilation (vital). The fit is ok but not amazing. I bought it on sale: unpopular colour was black. Don't get a black helmet, your hard cooks on a warm sunny -5C day. I want to paint it grey but think it might weaken the outer shell. Link to post Share on other sites
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