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I'm fairly new to snowHead , but I think I've grasped the idea that it's not a good idea to ask about helmets (BTW just bought one at the Ski Show).

But, what's the general consensus on body armour for skiing? Snowboarders wear it, but they seem to spend most of their time falling over anyway. wink

I was thinking of getting something to protect my shoulders, as one of them is still dodgy after a bad fall a couple of years ago.

So, does anyone use it for skiing?
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I use a back protector for motorbiking and would consider using it for very rocky off piste skiing or for in the park. Generally I don't think that I require it but if I had a prior injury then it would be on like a shot. They are fairly comfy these days after all.


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If you have an exisiting injury I would go for. Even just for piece of mind. I would suggest something light with decent materials. Forcefield make gear that would fit the bill well. I've used Dainese in the past (for DH biking) and it is comforatble light and not too bulky if you pick the right suit.

http://www.snowfit.co.uk/category/Protection/Body-Armour/-143

forcefield gear sold here, may find a better price somewhere else. 'Protective Vest' would be the kind of thing I would recommend.
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I use a Forcefield back protector, and did do when on both of my two seasons, I saw many others with the Dainese. I was always told that the Dainese protected against hyper-extension of the back, where-as the Forcefield did not, protecting simply against force impact. I add this simply for those who are considering buying a back protector, DaddyLouLou may just be looking for shoulder protection of course.

I think that if you have had a previous injury it may not be a bad idea, I got to the point where I felt extremely exposed when I didn't wear mine. I would definitely recommend them for anyone who skis park and powder.
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DaddyLouLou, If you have an existing injury I would go for it, I can't advise you on what to go for, but theres no point doing further damage to it is there! Smile
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DaddyLouLou, As you might imagine this topic has been covered before but nothing like as extensively as helmets - see here: http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=1312277

Never worn back protectors myself but would do if I was getting into park skiing. You mention a dodgy should is that the clavicle or something else as whilst I am no medic I'm not sure a back protector would help much with a clavicle injury, although I've seen a couple of them on my season.

Where a back protector would have helped a buddy last season was on a relatively mild, relatively empty red run in good vis and nice snow conditions, gunning it pretty hard on his board he caught and edge, flipped a couple of times and fractured verterbrae - end of games for him.
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Depends on the trade-off of protection and over-heating.. ... Can be VERY sweaty, I'd think...
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Thanks for all the advice. Cool

I've ordered one of these. It's got the shoulder protection I want/need, plus a removable back plate, for those days where I start doing daft things rolling eyes.
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JT, I dunno... when motorbiking the ridges in my back protector let air circulate and stop the sun heating my back up though the leather jacket. Might work the same for skiing.
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I used the Forcefield vest and back protector for the whole of last season following a detached shoulder injury at the end of the season before. This combination gets 9/10 not 10/10 only because a new vest without pads is expensive if you want one vest to wash and one to wear.

http://www.forcefieldbodyarmour.com/

I bought mine in a Honda Motorcycle shop.

Still looks brand new after a whole season of use skiing 5-6 days a week.
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DaddyLouLou, just like ski helmets (ducks) they protect against impact injuries such as colliding with rocks, trees, other skiers' edges etc.

It certainly doesn't cause any harm, and is an extra layer when it's cold!!
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beanie1, I didn't know duck wore helmets.
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Id imagines that body armour is only necessary for serious off-piste terrain. I have a helmet but I only use it occasionally, however I will change that approach this year and wear it most of the time.
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Skyhawk wrote:
Id imagines that body armour is only necessary for serious off-piste terrain.

True to a degree. But some "rocks" are moving fast on board/skis...
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i use this for dh biking and have used it for skiing/boarding and found it very comfortable



http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/SixSixOne_Pro_Pressure_Suit/5360035099/ not the cheapest though
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chewy192, That looks very similar to the one I've bought. I was probably going to use it without the back protector though.
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I bought hubby one of these for the end of season last winter, after he had broken his neck. I don't think it would have stopped the initial injury, but we didn't want to slow down recovery. http://www.slytechprotection.com/products/slytech-2nd-skin/back-protector/
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