Pros and helmets

VeryDillLet's tear OP apart limb by limb.

Grizzly.ButtahHaha yes let's do...

Anyway it's just preference. CRJ didn't wear helmets too much but when he had his crash he started wearing really good helmets then he got in another crash and passed. Depending on how you hit they might not help at all. I don't think I've ever seen Eric Hoji wear a helmet, although he's 90%+ of the time he's in pow. Anyway it's just preference. Just don't get cocky and think your too good for one.

californiagrownhoji wears a full face...


regardless, the vast majority of skiing/snowboarding fatalities are cause by blunt force trauma and internal bleeding. normal ski/snowboard helmets dont help past about 15mph.

californiagrownhoji wears a full face...


regardless, the vast majority of skiing/snowboarding fatalities are cause by blunt force trauma and internal bleeding. normal ski/snowboard helmets dont help past about 15mph.

californiagrownhoji wears a full face...


regardless, the vast majority of skiing/snowboarding fatalities are cause by blunt force trauma and internal bleeding. normal ski/snowboard helmets dont help past about 15mph.

WashingtonzI mean i hate helmets, they look stupid and are clunky but in the end i put up with it if it means saving my life. I know the pros are really good but still, they're hitting way bigger shit and theyre also hitting crazy urban. For example some of the fence taps they do in Let It Flow could completely fuck them over. I know theyre pros and are fucking gods but that doesnt mean that there's still a chance of smashing their heads.

Proceed to tear me apart limb by limb if this is a repost.

Grizzly.ButtahHaha yes let's do...

Anyway it's just preference. CRJ didn't wear helmets too much but when he had his crash he started wearing really good helmets then he got in another crash and passed. Depending on how you hit they might not help at all. I don't think I've ever seen Eric Hoji wear a helmet, although he's 90%+ of the time he's in pow. Anyway it's just preference. Just don't get cocky and think your too good for one.

03gade^ I got a question for you, do people you shoot generally not wear helmets just because of preference? I feel like a lot of kids have a "I'm too good for that" air about them.

I saw a bunch of snowboarders trying new stuff getting absolutely wrecked over and over on inferno, no helmets. A few had some trucker hats on and one dude had a fisherman's hat on. I feel like at that point, any argument of comfort goes out the window and now you are just trying to look too cool for school.

pussyfooterI see guys put on helmets (cheddar, dale, ware, kutcher) when they are legit scared of something etc but most of the time they'll bring a helmet but usually wont wear it.

03gadeThat is logical. And I never really thought about it but I guess a 5 hr urban shoot would get real sweaty under a helmet. Though personally, I would never hit urban without a helmet.

OP I don't think the problem is pros, they probably have a decent reason behind not wearing one.

03gadeI guess a 5 hr urban shoot would get real sweaty under a helmet.

john18061806I hit an urban rail (that extra long one in my pictures), came off on the side where there weren't steps, tried to stop but caught an edge, tipped over and my head landed on a short metal sign (which was buried under snow). I would've cracked my skull open and bled out if it wasn't for my helmet.

eheath's argument about pro's being able to bail because they're more experienced is a terrible excuse, shit happens and it can happen to anyone. Skiing is like sex, if you don't use protection you'll end up sending a fuckton of money in the mail once a month (hospital bills). just because you can pull out because you are experienced doesn't mean that you won't knock her up

pussyfooterCR was wearing a helmet in his first major accident. You seriously have no idea what you're talking about.


Also, we don't need another preachy helmet thread. If people want to wear helmets, they will wear one. Its a personal choice that does not affect your life, let them be.

jellomellowIMO helmets are steazy as fuck

john18061806eheath's argument about pro's being able to bail because they're more experienced is a terrible excuse, shit happens and it can happen to anyone. Skiing is like sex, if you don't use protection you'll end up sending a fuckton of money in the mail once a month (hospital bills). just because you can pull out because you are experienced doesn't mean that you won't knock her up

HetrocarvIn 2 years I think spine protectors will be much more prevalent... best not to learn the hard way. Same with protecting your hearing from loud music, do it before you have hearing loss and tinnitus.

CamWillisOnce you know how to fall, you know how to fall. I've cranked my head with and with out my helmet on and honestly it hurts ether damn way. Also you can take a lot bigger hit that you think you can, look at every kind of pro, from skiing to MX, to biking, to skating people can take hits. Your break your wrist once, your never going to stick your arm out again to catch your fall, shit like that. Also, like EHeath said, if you know you can do it, your going to land that trick 90% time. This sport is about confidence and awareness, along with skill, obviously, the times you do put on a helmet is when your dropping that new, or feeling uncomfortable. Friends, including myself claim they ski better when they don't have a helmet on due to it being more comfortable. Think about it, if you have a wedgie are you comfortable? are you going to ski well? I don't ski well when I'm uncomfortable, Damn I dont ski well if my shirt size is to small and I can feel the wind coming up my back. You gotta do you, stop worrying about other people, because these guys not wearing the helmets def don't care about you ragging on them for not having them

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WashingtonzI agree with you on the fact that you can eventually learn to fall the right way but you cant deny the fact that shit happens.

pussyfooterYeah I mean they all know what they can and cannot do and usually can bail on something without getting to fucked up I feel like kids who are less experienced get caught in a weird spot and fall really hard on urban where someone who's more experienced would bail out or fall differently.

When it comes to park skiing IMO a helmet doesn't do much, there are certain times where the snow is rock hard icy as shit that wearing a helmet protects you but if the snow is soft basically your helmet is protecting you from smashing your head on a rail, you'll still get a concussion with a helmet on helmets don't prevent concussions.

kylemcleanHelmets can prevent SOME concussions just not all. Ifr you do get a concussion while wearing a helmet then it most likely will not be as bad as one you would get while not wearing one. Knowing how to fall helps but is no guarantee either. If you are in the air and have time to adjust your body it can work but if you suddenly catch an edge on a rail then you may not have enough time to adjust your body and can still get injured.

pussyfooterI understand what you're saying, freak accidents and shit, but that doesn't mean we should force anyone to make a decision about helmets, its personal choice.

03gadehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuWU1HPG8bE

I agree that the anti helmet argument is terrible for a normal skier, but I don't think anyone would deny wearing nothing is more comfortable. If you are pro, and you are lapping the park, its not too irresponsible to not wear one.

Tony Hawk caught heat a few years back for posting pictures riding in his back yard holding his daughter with no helmet. His response was "for those that say I endanger my child: it's more likely you will fall walking on a sidewalk than I will skateboarding with my daughter"

He's probably right. You can learn how to fall and you can learn how to be really really good. Its a cost benefit analysis. No one really goes boating wearing a life jacket the whole time in case of that freak accident.

NH_OPERATORI will argue that wearing a helmet is more comfortable than wearing a bunch of hats and shit when skiing. Helmets are the best fucking winter hats around. They are almost competely waterproof depending on model, stop all wind and insulate like a motherfucker.

03gadeYeah I mean, trucker hat bros have no excuse. I guess I was envisioning a sunny spring day.

Grizzly.ButtahHaha yes let's do...

Anyway it's just preference. CRJ didn't wear helmets too much but when he had his crash he started wearing really good helmets then he got in another crash and passed. Depending on how you hit they might not help at all. I don't think I've ever seen Eric Hoji wear a helmet, although he's 90%+ of the time he's in pow. Anyway it's just preference. Just don't get cocky and think your too good for one.

PhtevenI have had 2 friends break their backs within 6 months, and I don't want to be next.

HetrocarvVinnieCash said he shattered T5 even with a back protector. I suppose motocycle-calibre protection is on the horizon. Like with mountain climbing's Alpine-style, there could also be a scaling back of protective equipment for the sake of purity.

fghtoffyrdmnsWhoa that's fucked, had no idea he had a spine protector on when that happenned....

NH_OPERATOREven then the shit blows off your head and crap. My helmet has integrated speakers and stays on my head.

john18061806The freak accident part is what drives me to wear one. Can't find the video but I'm pretty sure it was Joe Sexton who is one of the best urban rail snowboarders in the world landed on a down flat and it just broke, he didn't have time to react and just slammed his head on the pavement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Mdhmxg0B4

Freak accidents lead to shit like this^

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