| Do you wear a helmet when you're skiing or snowboarding? |
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 Poster: A snowHead
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I started wearing a lid last year not due to the speeds or being out of control, the decision to buy one was seeing someone in our chalet come home with a 10 stiches in his head after hitting his head on an exposed rock on the piste in Val Thorens due to lack of snow last feb. So splased out on one of those helmets with ear phones built in, it also seemed to bring snow as over half a meter of fresh so fell over night, coving all those exposed rocks, but i still had a warm and safe head.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We're getting helmets this season
Deb
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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No to the helmet... but have thought about it
Floppy the Snotman, I liked your hat better...could pick you out from miles away.
P.S give Jutta an Elan franchise, I think we should have  poll about that...!!!!!
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ssnowman, So far I've never worn one, but it looks as if helmet wearers will soon be a majority. So to avoid being a member of a minority group perhaps I'll buy one this season.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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yes = 26
No = 29
Don't know = 1
OK so who here can, tell if they are wearing a helmet or not 
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Don't wear one, and don't want yet another item to pack, transport and carry. If I ever ski hard enough to need one I'll get one but till then ....
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I can't find one big enough to fit my enormous bulbous head. I bought one a couple of seasons ago, but it gives me a headache to wear it for longer than an hour, so I don't.
If I could find one that fits, and looks ok, I may think about buying one, however I'm not that bothered about looking and I'm prepared to take the risk until then. I think that skiing in control and not falling are a better safety policy.
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Interesting. The proportion of those declaring they wear a helmet in the poll (50%) at the moment considerably exceeds my guess at the percentage actually seen on European ski slopes - I would have said less than 15%.
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I'm suprised so many people are wearing helmets these days.
Perhaps 's are leading the way!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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achilles, I would guess that those that are helmet wearers are "out and proud", those that don't wear one just can't be bothered to vote.
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Regardless of any safety issues, I can't find a hat that will keep my ears warm without blinding me at the same time.
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You know it makes sense.
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Only when I'm on a motorbike 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Bode Swiller, what kind of camera do you attach to your helemt?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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By the way, I wear a helmet and have done now for 3 seasons. I hate the helmet hair I get afterwards but they do keeep my head warm and my goggles never seem to fog up now.  Mr Geetee and I bought our helmets after doing our first Dave Murray camp in Whistler. If you're not wearing a helmet there you really stand out and most first-time campers seem to buy them if they don't already own one.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| geetee wrote: |
| Bode Swiller, what kind of camera do you attach to your helemt? |
If you're looking for a helmetcam this type seem quite popular.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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rob@rar, thanks for that link, that's exactly what we've been looking for for ages. (It's for JohnQ's helmet, I don't wear one.)
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| RachelQ wrote: |
| rob@rar, thanks for that link, that's exactly what we've been looking for for ages. (It's for JohnQ's helmet, I don't wear one.) |
I bought one recently, it's even smaller than it looks on that website, and from a quick test around the house it seems to be good quality video. Good service from that dealer as well.
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rob@rar, Thanks Rob, I'll check it out.
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marc gledhill, I need XXXL, which are not easy to find.
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I started doing off piste and sking through trees last year. As I wear a lid when climbing, mountain biking and on a motorbike it just seems like tempting fate to not wear one for skiing - especially when I consider how many times I fall over in the average day.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I get terrible helmet velcro hehehe
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Floppy the Snotman, FenlandSkier, What a pair of helmets...
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Jerry, don't you dare think of buying one, or else you'll be skiing round Zermatt on yer own at xmas
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You know it makes sense.
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I always wear a helmet, even when it is hot - it has vents. I've worn one since about my 6th day out. I'm more worried about other snow users hitting me, than I am about my skiing.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Jerry, Consider the only time you have been hit by a skier in your group ........now consider who you are going on hoilday with. €80 will get you a nice brown one.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Floppy the Snotman, oooh, you bitch
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I got one in 2003 when I was skiing in Canada/States, where they seem a lot more common. I ski off-piste/trees and it seemed a bit daft not to really. It also looks cool and it allows me to ski in the vicinity of Charlatanefc, aka Incoming with a bit more safety.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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We looked around in the shops for them in Westendorf and Val Thorens this season but there weren't that many around...
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| Kramer wrote: |
| marc gledhill, I need XXXL, which are not easy to find. |
Whats that in inches?
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Kramer, I have the same problem, the Leedom Vandal seems to suit the "larger head" and as its squarish you don't look (too much) like you should be put in a cannon and fired....
On a general note I have found my helmet lining has compacted quite a bit which is annoying as its really too loose now unless I crank up the chin strap, perhaps I bought a lid that was too big ?(It was not loose when new). I used the helmet a lot last season (100 plus days) and would expect some wear out, is this common though ? Am I expecting too much ?
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Charlatanefc, getting my retaliation in . . . first !? Every time the Kramer, express came to halt I made sure I was at the bottom of it so it would harder for anyone to ski into me. Smart precaution as it turned out, though it didn't stop me laughing me head off when you demolished poor Jerry, er, after establishing he was OK etc.
It's a bit like my little chair lift shuffle just before the hit. Sensible precautions aka looking out for No. 1 !?
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