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This is why you wear a helmet

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rupert_pupkin
Posts: 454 - Karma: 225
went skiing yesterday, hit the bit jumps, first one 60ft, second 55 but way more pop. Everything was fucking hard/icy. Miscalculated the speed for the second jump, was way too fast, finished my rodeo5 mid air, landed almost in the second flat on my back/head. There was no snow, just ice!
The lower part of my back protector is crushed, my helmet too, I got a huge bruise on my lower back, can barely walk. Was fucking scared that I had destroyed my spine until the doctors told me i was fine.
thats a red trace with a 2mm shell of hard plastic.
That thing literally saved my life!
Dont ski without helmet!




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Oct 4 2009 6:27AM
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Moon_Park
Posts: 413 - Karma: 110
ur hardcore
Oct 4 2009 6:30AM
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sick.
Posts: 266 - Karma: 230
Or when you do big jumps with icy landings always wear a helmet :) haha jokes but seriously thats super lucky dude, same with your back protector... Only time I don't wear my helmet is when im shredding rails and im super hot so just wear my googles, but defiantly wear in when jumping!
Oct 4 2009 6:33AM
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VPP
Posts: 250 - Karma: 15
Wow, that sounds gnarly
But you were very lucky you didnt break anything since the landing was so icy... hopelly you wont get any traumas haha.
Oct 4 2009 6:38AM
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Frank_Spinatra
Posts: 1203 - Karma: 75
where at?
Oct 4 2009 6:39AM
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Steeze-On-Toast
Posts: 679 - Karma: 92
wow thats gnar man, you were lucky to get away with that, wear a lid for sure
Oct 4 2009 7:45AM
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Magnetic
Posts: 845 - Karma: 229
I agree, sounds like you really needed the back protector also.
Oct 4 2009 9:09AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14477 - Karma: 10,515
See, helmets still do protect you from high impacts.  That is a bunch of bullshit that a helmet does nothing after a certain speed or whatever. 
Oct 4 2009 9:24AM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 460
Amen brother. Where were you skiing?
Oct 4 2009 9:27AM
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h_bar
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 506
i always wear a helmet in the park and while doing powder turns, this is why. i dont wanna turn vegatable.
Oct 4 2009 10:48AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9210 - Karma: 5,357
i always wear a helmet regardless of what i'm skiing, unlike my hat, it can't absorb water if I fall in some wet NJ slush, and it protects my head. I ski a lot of rails to so, I don't really want to smack my head on oe without a helmet.
Oct 4 2009 10:59AM
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Davy.Crockett
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Oct 4 2009 1:02PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
i still dont wear a helmet i dont like the feel of them
Oct 4 2009 1:11PM
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Pinguu
Posts: 1581 - Karma: 49
terrible reasoning man, it's a life or death situation sometimes.  And you never know when it's gonna happen, get a nice comfy, styley helmet and go shred.
Oct 4 2009 1:17PM
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[BRI]noceros
Posts: 2319 - Karma: 40
shit dude.
helmets are definitely a necessity for skiing IMO, to risky not wearing them.
Oct 4 2009 1:28PM
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ski@jaypeak2
Posts: 2800 - Karma: 394
You should probably where a helmet when driving too, shits soo fast.  I have a wrangler though so i have a roll cage, im extra protected from everything
Oct 4 2009 1:28PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
no i know helmets have saved my life mulitple times... I was skiing some pow and there was a random patch of ice underneath the snow i slid out and slammed into a tree head first cracked the helmet and blacked out for a bit.....but yeah i wear a helmet occasionaly...
Oct 4 2009 1:29PM
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polka.yardSAIL
Posts: 459 - Karma: 8
where is there a place open that has 50-60 foot jumps open in early october? :O
Oct 4 2009 1:33PM
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Baskilla
Posts: 409 - Karma: 201
Glad ur still alive. Way to keep it safe cause I would be bummed to see anyones brains oozing on the landing.
Oct 4 2009 1:39PM
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p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
daaaaaamn! thats brutal
Oct 4 2009 1:55PM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,883
His profile says he lives in Austria, so probably some glacier or high mountain in Europe.
Oct 4 2009 2:13PM
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mklammer
Posts: 388 - Karma: 610
i think he was at hintertux glacier ;) right??

i was there the last 3 days for the park opening.. soo sick.  and landing flat at this 2nd sounds soo scary dude!  but the jumps are awesome for october :D  jossi, bobby, russ, oscar and many others were also there.
Oct 4 2009 2:21PM
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spliff.Life
Posts: 7847 - Karma: 1,549
your'e a faggot , whats "ur" mean?



thats pretty damn gnarly by my standards! this is another reason i always wear a helmet.


Oct 4 2009 2:24PM
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mklammer
Posts: 388 - Karma: 610
pic of the kicker line..  open since last week ;)
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Oct 4 2009 2:28PM
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casual
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ditto.
Oct 4 2009 2:32PM
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Rachy
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true and false. After a certain point they wont stop a concussion, but they will keep you from cracking your skull open. It can reduce the concussion though by redirecting some of the impact to a larger area of the head instead of just a huge impact to a small area.

So keep the helmet on, but expect to still get a concussion with a high speed impact.
Oct 4 2009 2:34PM
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TimmyK
Posts: 779 - Karma: 15
i'll take a helmet over a feeding tube any day.
Oct 4 2009 3:03PM
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Frank_Spinatra
Posts: 1203 - Karma: 75
well they have a partially effective HIV vaccine, you dont need condoms anymore. im sharing needles using wi-fi in the park right now
Oct 4 2009 3:32PM
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garyskis
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fuck i wish i could ski now
Oct 4 2009 3:37PM
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JEWbacca
Posts: 1391 - Karma: 30
this could be the dumbest post ive ever seen.
Oct 4 2009 4:08PM
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KennyC
Posts: 1922 - Karma: 46
windells? or maybe he lives in NZ? idk but def. get a helmet i have the same one you have (a red trace). they are cheap but they def. get the job done. wear a helmet.
Oct 4 2009 4:20PM
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Eric_D
Posts: 1562 - Karma: 79
not wearing a helmet in no way can be compared to having unprotected sex with multiple strange partners
Oct 4 2009 4:27PM
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Hubsta
Posts: 1279 - Karma: 156
Wow, Just shows you... Ice is hard.
Oct 4 2009 5:32PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
you sir are a badass lucky you had the back protector aswell where are these jumps at
Oct 4 2009 5:43PM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
sounds like a sound argument to me.
Oct 4 2009 5:49PM
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BMskier
Posts: 3363 - Karma: 365

i believe you can send your helmat or photos into RED and they will give you a new one if you explain how it saved your life

Oct 4 2009 5:49PM
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rupert_pupkin
Posts: 454 - Karma: 225
^really? Is this a fact or are u just guessing?

I was skiing at Hintertux glacier, Austria. Pretty nice setup up there. Second jump, on which I crashed is easily doubleflippable. Some guys like Russ threw those down all day. Superpipe and some rails are there too
Oct 4 2009 8:03PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15949 - Karma: 9,431
maybe i should invest in a back protector
Oct 4 2009 8:07PM
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RickAstley
Posts: 953 - Karma: 32
my friend was trying back flips without a helmet once, and over rotated the shit out of it and got a major concussion and couldn't ski for the rest of the season. The doctors said he was lucky not to have incurred brain damage. Like the old saying goes..

be cool, protect your [head]
Oct 4 2009 8:24PM
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Eric_D
Posts: 1562 - Karma: 79
hmm a valid point.
Oct 4 2009 8:40PM
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Talon.Manning
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i think it depends wether or not your good at falling if you need to wear a helmet
Oct 4 2009 8:46PM
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Talon.Manning
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like some skiers are really good at protecting themselves when they fall like adam delorme but also its east coast vs west coast snow vs ice too i think if i skied ice all day i would wear one
Oct 4 2009 8:48PM
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SteezyOhio
Posts: 6044 - Karma: 60
my thoughts exactly, i know im only skiing small crappy jumps in ohio, but i have landed like a boner and compacted my back, and with trying shit this year, i dont want to screw myself over. also ohio snow is pretty much hard packed ice, all season.
Oct 4 2009 8:59PM
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family_vacation
Posts: 6200 - Karma: 7,841
your an idiot.



anyways, I have wondered about back protectors.  How helpful are they? how about comfort?
Oct 4 2009 9:13PM
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skiseemore
Posts: 988 - Karma: 17
helmets are great but i personally dont wear em they bug my head dont hate because some people dont wear them personal preference is all
Oct 4 2009 9:38PM
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Magnetic
Posts: 845 - Karma: 229
I agree, and have the same question.
Oct 4 2009 9:44PM
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BenjaminBanklin
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3 years 3 cracked helmets.  Walked away from all of them.  Seen one other person land completley sideways in the flat of a 60 footer and ski away with a mild concussion.  helmets save lives period.
Oct 4 2009 9:48PM
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basedjase
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werd
Oct 4 2009 9:53PM
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Talon.Manning
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dude people like you need to shut the fuck up.  theres lots of pros you jack off too that dont like to wear helmets either so why dont you quit acting like you know everything
Oct 4 2009 10:26PM
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tride
Posts: 1038 - Karma: 26
Don't be ridiculous.

99.99 % of the hundreds of thousands (if not more) of people who have skied their entire lives without wearing a helmet have never died from head injuries.

It is absolutely absurd to call that a fair comparison to "having unprotected sex with multiple unknown partners" (which is basically a guarantee of some kind of eventual health problem).

Oct 5 2009 1:08AM
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cbalkman
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I would like to know as well.
Oct 5 2009 3:50AM
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