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| Comedy Goldsmith wrote: |
| This is 90% about learning to ski with skill levels that reduce the risk of falling - and hitting objects - to very low levels. 10% about helmets. |
I suppose it depend upon your perspective. If I ski offpiste then chances are that I will fall over at some point. My personal preference would be to wear a helmet in order to protect myself from the possibility of falling on rocks. In the same way as I wear a seat belt when I am driving this choice doesn't make me ski any differently than I would do otherwise. Much of the same can be said about transceivers etc.
If you honestly looked at the actual reasons why some kids who skateboard, snowboard, ski in the park etc don't where helmets you might discover that in some part the decision essentially comes down to being cool and personal safety really doesn't come into it.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Comedy Goldsmith wrote: |
| This is 90% about learning to ski with skill levels that reduce the risk of falling - and hitting objects - to very low levels. 10% about helmets. |
My kids once spent a fantastic week with a hugely gung-ho instructor. Two of his favourite sayings were, "If you don't scare yourself at least twice a day, you're not trying hard enough," and, "If you don't fall over regularly, you're not pushing properly."
Last year we had an instructor who spent the best part of a day on the mantra "Faster, longer," which basically meant straight-lining a chute until you eventually found some soft snow that other skiers were too frightened to reach.
With instructors like that, perhaps it's a good job that we all wear helmets!
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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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I've heard that the hard-core Chamonix skiers are now going helmet-less as proof of their stupidity...sorry, proof of their hard-core-ness
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
Filthyphil30k,
If people don't want to wear one, I have no problem with that, its a matter of personal choice, I don't preach use, I won't refuse to ride with someone who chooses not to wear a lid like some do. But I do get annoyed when people trot out these techno reasons like the 25kph CEN test as to why wearing one is pointless. Frankly, I have more respect for your OH for saying 'No, they look stupid' than I do for people like that. |
I think anyone refusing to ski with someone not wearing a lid would get laughed off the mountain and would probably not be worth skiing with. Their family excluded! In my experience (don't know anout the US) the better the skier the less likely to wear a helmet. If you want to wear one do it. If you don't then don't.
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Layne, Ha. Good point.
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Absolute lunacy!! helmets are imperative for safe and happy skiing irrespective of families (Kesone- tosser)
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This is my first time on this forum and I am amazed. I have skied in Portillo for years and the American Skier is by far more Considerate than the UK skier (Milton Keynes).
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I have just googled Milton keynes (Layne) keep to your dry slopes and fake cows you bitch.
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Theslopes1967, and your first post was to call someone a tosser.
Charming.
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| Theslopes1967 wrote: |
| This is my first time on this forum and I am amazed. I have skied in Portillo for years and the American Skier is by far more Considerate than the UK skier (Milton Keynes). |
so having skied in Portillo for so long, what is your reference point to make that comment regarding european skiers?. In addition what is the relevance to the 'should I wear a helmet discussion?'
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Anyone else smell socktroll?
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Theslopes1967, welcome to snowheads!
Now go back to TGR where you belong.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Theslopes1967 wrote: |
| I have just googled Milton keynes (Layne) keep to your dry slopes and fake cows you bitch. |
Can't even use Google or the Web can you, Milton Keynes has never and never will have a dry slope. Find a rock and start crawling under it would be my suggestion.
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Thu 3-10-13 15:11; edited 1 time in total
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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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Portillio where me and my husband go is full of North/South american skiers who do not want to die nor the do not want the emergency services to risk their lives by needless injuries which can be mitigated by the use of helmets thats why I have commented Ansta 1.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Paaaaleeeese stop me
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Theslopes1967, I have heard that Portillo is full of helmets!
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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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Comedy Goldsmith, for how long have you suffered these delusional obsessions?
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Theslopes1967, okay so I can use Google too.
Portillo has 19 posted runs, doesn't enforce or mandate helmet use. In fact if you look in their website the majority of images are of people without helmets. The odds of an accident skiing a pisted run are relatively small, the chances of an accident where a helmet will reduce or save you are a percentage of that.
An accident on piste is highly unlikely to endanger emergency services, but that is what they are there for, emergencies
Your first post insults someone, your second further insults someone and the place they live.
I would kindly suggest you apologise and start again in a sensible manner as to why you believe helmet use should be compulsory. And not sterotype a whole continent in one or two sentences.
And breath....
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| Theslopes1967 wrote: |
| This is my first time on this forum and I am amazed. I have skied in Portillo for years and the American Skier is by far more Considerate than the UK skier (Milton Keynes). |
Is that Native Americans? Or the new comers?
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I never saw a native skiing when I was there?
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kesone1,
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Portillo is full of helmets
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Well, that's a public school education for you.
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Richard_Sideways, 
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| Richard_Sideways, |
But it is just a shame that a fair few septics won't get either the reference or the humour.
And this thread was going so well.
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Firstly, apologises I have came into this like what you would say a bull in a china shop and probably living up to my American stereotype.
I work for John Hopkins Medicine and we did a series of research in the use of helmets by skiers, I shall not bore you all with the details however as you can imagine protection is better to no protection... I am sure you have all used contraception.
Have you looked into details in the untimely death of Natasha Richardson?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Theslopes1967 wrote: |
Firstly, apologises I have came into this like what you would say a bull in a china shop and probably living up to my American stereotype.
I work for John Hopkins Medicine and we did a series of research in the use of helmets by skiers, I shall not bore you all with the details however as you can imagine protection is better to no protection... I am sure you have all used contraception.
Have you looked into details in the untimely death of Natasha Richardson? |
Someone obviously hasn't read the whole thread
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Please bore us, the helmet debate is often, ahem, debated here.
Yes we have discussed natasha, have you read the whole thread?
Do you own a gun?
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You know it makes sense.
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Theslopes1967, but you have not told us how old your helmet is? That is the point, how many helmets have you bought?
Sorry to hear about Tom Clancy.
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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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USA USA!! and I thought we had a special relationship. I.e. Our pet.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I work for John Hopkins Medicine and we did a series of research in the use of helmets by skiers,
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Did you take a few blows to the head as part of this research or where you are a foul mouth, presumptious, eejit before that.
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I am sure you have all used contraception
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Shame your mother didn't... actually, point well made
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It now transpires that Theslopes1967, is my numpty mate Terrence at work. Colleagues seem to think me being a member of snowheads is odd. Not sure why! 
So well trolled sir. Pays me back for sending fake hospital messages following his 'appointment'.
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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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Theslopes1967, Nice, good troll.
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I was enjoying that aswell  Still, we're almost on page 6....
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Layne, Was it the fake cow thing that got you angry?
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Theslopes1967, excellent, keep posting.
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blahblahblah, Layne, Was it the fake cow thing that got you angry?
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Absolutely. We take our cows very seriously you know  At least he didn't start on the roundabouts. David Baddiel did that once, and looked what happened to him.
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Demoted to Horrible History?
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Demoted to Horrible History?
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The bloke daren't step outside his front door.
Not without an helmet anyway...
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kesone1, Quote:
Portillo is full of helmets
Well, that's a public school education for you.
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Portillo did not go to a public school, unless you mean state (public) school. Was at my college tho!
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