Helmet or no Helmet

Helmet. Stupid to ride without one.

Gear talk. Is the question.

To make fun of you to hell and back, or not to? THat is the question.

no helmet for casual riding on a warm day (i find helmets cause my head to overheat).

if im hiking a box or propane i occasionally dont wear a helmet

but u sound like a complete idiot so i recommend wearing a helmet

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is this even a fucking a fucking question anymore?

yes wear a helmet. someone i knew, talked to and skied with died this season because he wasn't wearing a helmet. we don't need anymore of these kinds of accidents that could have prevented by just wearing a god damn helmet.

r.i.p will schooler

Irony. You have mastered it.

Helmet. I cant even count how many times my helmet has saved me from a concussion.

If you need to ask if you need a helmet you probably don't have much to protect

Hitting your head then getting up and trying the trick again next run or becoming an immobile vegetable that burdens your family and breaks your mom and dad's heart as you live the rest of your days being mentally and physically incapacitated, shitting your pants, and being spoonfed.

depends on what kind of skiing i will be doing

helmet always. VERY rarely i'll take it off on slushy days if i'm taking it real slow, but i'd never hit a jump or try anything new without a helmet on. it's just ridiculous when you think about it. "yeah, i'm going to barrel down a mountain at thirty miles per hour and launch myself fifty feet down hill and thirty feet in the air, but fuck it, i don't need to protect my head."

just wear one, i went skiing today and had to go to the ski patrol place (i ended up alright) but some people got pretty messed up. a guy cracked his scull badly and had to be rushed to a hospital and another guy i heard on a radio that they were just about to do cpr to. all because of them not wearing a helmate and im sure anyone who has worked as or around ski partol knows the horror stories so just ask them.

if you value your life wear a helmet

helmet for sure. i always wear one no matter what. the only time i havent in the past year was in like june when it was super slushy and i was just crusing around, and not really doing anything

have you not been reading the latest threads in ski gabber about the kids dying and getting brain injuries due to not wearing helmets? Helmet for sure, plus you can put all your little stickers on it.

I've gotten a concussion even with a helmet. Def wear one.

is this even a question?

helmet.  it is quite amazing how a helmet can save lives.  plus it looks fresh

If you're asking.. then the answer is helmet.

helmet for trees and large jumps. unnecessary and annoying for normal days

this happened today(jan 22nd), just after work (1pm).
heres the scenario.
Sunday evening (race) traning sesh. the skiers are in grade 9,10 and 11. its pretty relaxed, not full gates. laid back/good rhythm course.
These are the best skiers of their age and you would think if anyone knows how to ski and if anyone feels the most at home on the ski hill, its these kids. but every day, no matter what, free skiing or gate traning they dont think twice about helmets. If someone doesnt wear one, even their peers wont let them ski. its that good.
The story.
These amazing skiers are just rippin this course. helmets on. its a nice, sunny day and they are about half way through their afternoon then one of the skiers clips a gate on the pitch, ski comes off, he high sides (flips over his feet) and lands on his head (what ive been told). Within minuets ski patrol is there and takes him down the hill in a stretcher. the local EMS meets them at he bottom and they send him off to the hospital. apparently he got knocked out and received a nice concussion.
Last year skiing, switched skis with my bro and our boots clicked in, but apparently not perfectly. i skied a run in the park but the chair was a ways away, so we bombed it, on our way down, apparently i had this bright idea of jumping a 180 off a tiny roller, like come on, its a regular thing. but this time my skis came off. now im in the air, looking up the hill, traveling really fast. i dont remember much after and i didnt get checked out but im sure i got a concussion. i was wearing a helmet but it came off when i fell before my head hit the snow.

Helmets are there to protect you on a day to day basis. and also for your unexpected fall that can happen at any time to anyone. even with a helmet, make sure its strapped up nice and wont fly off when you get bucked.

I understand skiing without a helmet, i do it sometimes when i dont have much intense skiing to do. when im working, setting up a race, teaching some new skier friends how to ski, etc. its nice to give your head some freedom. but skiing on a mountain is dangerous. When youre thinking of taking that helmet off, be cautious. things like this come out of the blue at you.

Every person ive grown up skiing with has gotten a concussion here or there. every time they have been wearing a helmet. i cant imagine what would have happened if they were not.

Summary: Wear a helmet.
the poc ones are pretty cool. they keep you warm, safe, stylish, smart and alive. why the fuck not?

my friend on ski patrol ha a story for this. so a couple years back, two skiers hit eachvother going the same speed. both were the same size. one skied away and one died on the hill of a tbi.

I suggest you don't wear a helmet.

I'm a strong supporter of natural selection.

I've got knocked out with a helmet on, I still can't remember it, if I wouldnt have been wearing a helmet it could have been 10x worse.

i usually will strap onto my head a repost for pow days and a searchbar for the park

I forgot to put my helmet on one day, started to take a run and was like shit i forgot my helmet so i didn't hit anything, and the whole run it just felt weird not wearing a helmet, like my head was missing something and it really bothered me

I always wear on, my mom worked with a kid who hit his head when he was younger and is handicapped now and will will be always walk with a limp

dont wear helmet, duude!!! It sucks to protect your little brains from getting fucked. And its also so uncool and so hard to put on your head!!!!1111!

Vegetable.

I will continue to not wear a helmet.

i wear my helmet. it looks nice.