 Poster: A snowHead
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Being the paranoid type I normally wear body armour/a back protector on the slopes, however for short dry slopes is this complete overkill?
Over the summer I'm tempted to have a go on a dry slope (Bromley and/or Brentwood if it makes a difference). I will take my wrist guards and crash shorts, but is a back protector/upper body armour likely to be of any benefit on these short slopes?
A friend of mine broke his collarbone at Hemel, which is why I'm so paranoid, but Hemel can get quite compacted towards the end of the evening, so not sure if it really compares to a dry slope?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If you're going to break your collarbone I doubt there's a lot armour could do to stop it. To me it's overkill, but if you're going to throw yourself at rails then I suppose they don't care if you're on snow or plastic. You will find plastic less forgiving of poor technique than artificial snow and more painful to fall on.
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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'm not good enough to even think of rails yet 
For now it's just a case of trying to improve my general boarding technique!
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Nothing less than a giant ball of bubblewrap
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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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Enough people wear back protection now that nobody would look at you funny for wearing it as part of your regular gear. *personally* I don't, but one of my regular riding buddies won't leave home without it. Popping a collarbone is pretty common for snowboarding, if you're concerned about it then make sure your armour choice does offer clavicle protection - the simple 'spine line' ones don't - you'll need something that covers the upper shoulder and top of the back specifically, which may make you look a bit "Alexis Carrington"... so dated myself there. 
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well...i am also this kind of guy...i have this wrist guards and a pad sorts for almost 10 years when i really start to snowboarding...
of course helmet.
however i bought a body armour for motorcycles which is quite cheaper than these for snowboarding and its also good for protection (maybe better)
i didnt use it one day in Kitzsteinhorn...and i broke a rip in the back that day....
from that day....
i know...not so lucky...but sometimes.....
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