 Poster: A snowHead
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Off for a sneaky short trip with BiL and for some reason I've gone and purchased my first helmet, even worse it's one with an integrated Visor.
Somebody shoot me, please?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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As long as he gets a matching one you will look fine together!
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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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@ster, his is very unmatching to my new one, but he can ski wayyyy better than me so plenty of "mismatch seperation" out on the slopes.
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You can rectify the situation by having a super high speed crash straight into a tree / rock / other hard object and splitting the helmet clean in half, thus being able to hold onto it as a war trophy (and tell the story of how you did it with an excess of poetic license) and also convince yourself that perhaps it was a good purchase after all.
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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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Doh!
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@dp, @Mosha Marc, 
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But now with your new fighter pilot look you WILL be the best skier on the mountain.
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@ster, I already am.
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| ansta1 wrote: |
Off for a sneaky short trip with BiL and for some reason I've gone and purchased my first helmet, even worse it's one with an integrated Visor.
Somebody shoot me, please? |
My wife bought her first ski helmet in 2016, she has held out for many years but finally fell to peer pressure, so I foolishly made the mistake of promising to buy her whichever helmet she wanted... so she went for one of those HMR integrated helmets  when I found out the cost I thought it came with its own fighter jet!
She suggested I get one as well, but decided to stick with my trusty old £5 ebay purchase for another year, but it is fraying around the edges so while I was in France earlier this year I bought a DIEZZ Joint 3 Helmet, it was a lot cheaper, but haven't skied in it yet. Its also a visor integrated helmet, but I'm worried its going to be too hot for me  going to bring my old tattered helmet along for my next three trips, just in case.
Anyone used a Diezz helmet?
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Use the force Luke.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Red 5 standing by
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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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The gaper look is not complete without both forward & rearward helmet mounted GoPro's.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| The gaper look is not complete without both forward & rearward helmet mounted GoPro's. |
Check. Including selfie stick, ski mounts, spinner mounts, no matter how slow I go I can have it recorded.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Sack the Juggler, Depending on the model, the HMR and DIEZZ helmets appear to be the same price, starting around £150. Your tattered eBay purchase is probably well past its use by date in any case.
If you want expensive, introduce your good lady to Casco helmets http://casco-helme.de/en/winter.php#Skiehelme
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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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| ansta1 wrote: |
| Off for a sneaky short trip with BiL and for some reason I've gone and purchased my first helmet, even worse it's one with an integrated Visor. |
Come on now, what is this BS "for some reason". Admit it, you've been got at, the helmet debate has won another foe.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Layne wrote: |
| ansta1 wrote: |
| Off for a sneaky short trip with BiL and for some reason I've gone and purchased my first helmet, even worse it's one with an integrated Visor. |
Come on now, what is this BS "for some reason". Admit it, you've been got at, the helmet debate has won another foe. |
Getting old, peer pressure. Or maybe I just want to look faster.
Doubt I will /edit/not/edit/ get on with it and it will probably be destined for the ex ski stuff pile in the garage.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 13-12-17 16:54; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just return the hideous piece of junk.
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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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The big question though, with your fighter pilot style helmet, is... are you going to be Goose, Maverick or Iceman?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@dp, my ego has been writing cheques my body can't cash for the last 30 years, so I guess that makes me Maverick, though I think I'm more of a Goose personally.
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Ah, it's lovely
Honest!
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The upside is I won't have to look at myself.
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| PowderAdict wrote: |
@Sack the Juggler, Depending on the model, the HMR and DIEZZ helmets appear to be the same price, starting around £150. Your tattered eBay purchase is probably well past its use by date in any case.
If you want expensive, introduce your good lady to Casco helmets http://casco-helme.de/en/winter.php#Skiehelme |
Nah, the wife went for the top of the range HMR lid, and I went for a mid-priced Diezz helmet, mine was €180 and hers was more than double that (although I did manage to get a discount).
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I'm astounded that people are spending £150+ on a lid.
<pun>You must have taken a bang to the head to be paying that.</pun>
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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it is a chunk of change for something disposable...
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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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@Layne, Many are likewise astounded that people are spending £0 on a lid, each to their own.
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You know it makes sense.
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Mine was only £69, so throw away, in fact I might just do that as a point of principal.
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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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@ansta1, but not before you post a pic of you wearing it. 
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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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| ansta1 wrote: |
| Mine was only £69, so throw away, in fact I might just do that as a point of principal. |
That money could have been used for women, booze or drugs. Now you've just wasted it.
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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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| Layne wrote: |
| ansta1 wrote: |
| Mine was only £69, so throw away, in fact I might just do that as a point of principal. |
That money could have been used for women, booze or drugs. Now you've just wasted it. |
As you know, I'm married (despite pete summerskill ringing the alarm bells) with two daughters, so I've spent way more on women, booze and drugs.
Though I have been checking out ski bunnies availability for next week!!!!
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| ansta1 wrote: |
| As you know, I'm married (despite pete summerskill ringing the alarm bells) |
You never did listen....
To be fair neither did I.... in the end...
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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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Hey welcome to visor world, have been skiing with a visor for 2 seasons now and love it.
I would go as far as to say it can improve your skiing by removing a whole layer of goggles faffing around. Enjoy!!
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@essex, i have never had goggle faffing as I wear a beanie and sunnies. Never hit my head, or been hit in the head. Still not sure why i've joined the darth side. Update will be provided after first session with it on Saturday.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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There are plenty of people who will pay $150 just for goggles. And these faux goggle crash hats don't look too bad.
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@Masque, +1
And more than £2 for ‘coffee’! WTF indeed!
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