Do you wear a helmet?

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Loner

i search barred it and i didn't find much on this topic but if it is a repost, live with it

if you don't wear a helmet, just simply, why not

they protect your life. i know this is ns but if Kevin Pearce wasn't wearing a helmet he would've died. i saw him a few weeks ago a hood. even though I'm a skier, I'm stoked he's riding.

Jul 23 2012 10:38PM

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NewEscuelers

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Insane

right back atcha

Jul 29 2012 11:22PM

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dan4060

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Insane

You can kiss your career as an actuary goodbye.

It is not just about fatalities, in fact that is probably not what the helmets are really designed to prevent. They are more designed to prevent serious injuries.

If you think helmets don't make you safer, you are an idiot of epic proportions.

Do you think that an insurance company -- read, an organization that actually knows how to evaluate data -- would be impressed with your argument? I can promise you they would not.

As someone who has a Masters in statistics it drives me nuts to here idiotic arguments like this. You clearly have no background in data analysis. You should probably shut your mouth, as you will only make yourself seem like more of an idiot if you keep talking.

Since most backcountry deaths occur among people who have avalanche training does that mean avalanche training is a bad idea?

Jul 30 2012 12:36AM

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dan4060

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Insane

When you come to conclusions that no one who has a serious statistical background would come to don't expect people to listen to you.

Statistics don't lie, because they don't SAY anything. It is inferences attached to statistics that lie. Your implied inferences are pretty absurd.

If a colleague of mine came up with the sort of inferences you did he would never again be given the chance to do any data analysis

Jul 30 2012 12:42AM

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dan4060

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Insane

You do realize that this doesn't actually do much for your argument. It is a bit like lab coat syndrome, the way to deal with it is to take your own blood pressure regularly, so that it becomes a very normal activity. Wearing a helmet all the time does the same thing.

If people always wear helmets, they become an unconscious part of skiing.

People who wear helmets are MORE aware of their own vulnerability, but they also tend to be better and more serious skiers.which means they are taking bigger risks. They are safer wearing a helmet

If you are skiing an exposed 45 degree line and a ski pops off, you might well hit your head on a rock. I would prefer having a helmet on my head.

While helmets might not always save you, they definitely help.

Also, if you ski differently wearing a helmet that is YOUR behavior which increases the risk, not the helmet.

When I read arguments like yours it makes me wish that people without math/stat backgrounds would just not even bother trying to interpret data. They always seem to come up with silly self-serving conclusions.

Jul 30 2012 1:03AM

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Peter.

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yeah, feels weird not to wear one now

Jul 30 2012 1:08AM

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yeahno

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No Life

holy fuck

Jul 30 2012 1:17PM

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dayinthelifepc

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Loner

In my opinion, looking "cool" definitely isn't worth possible brain damage. Helmets can be really cool anyways so I dont see what the appeal of not wearing one is.

Jul 30 2012 2:34PM

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MichaelAlsid

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Loner

depends on where im skiing...trees or just taking laps i wont wear a helmet but if im skiing park and trying new things ill wear one

Aug 1 2012 1:23PM

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CrotchKiller

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Crazy Fool

i like how the only reason people don't were helmets is apparently because they are trying to "look cool"

Aug 1 2012 4:37PM

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Will.T

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Addict

no, they don't fit my head right and it's really annoying.. and i don't really need one since i'm always filming so

Aug 2 2012 1:25AM

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finnafuckyobitch

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Insane

they can help in situations like these

Aug 2 2012 1:40AM

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Inline.

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No Life

Yeah, it's just not worth dying or living the rest of your life as a vegetable not to wear a helmet. Plus, I think helmets look cooler than hats while skiing.

Aug 2 2012 1:47AM

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BaileyB

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Ridiculous

Yes, they protect your head and I think it actually looks better than not wearing one. In some parks it is also mandatory to wear one so why not wear one?

Aug 2 2012 1:58AM

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