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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Self preservation
More comfortable wearing goggles
More comfortable than a hat
More effective nutting people in lift lines
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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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Better than a hat in tight trees!
(oh, and more effective at protecting against spyderman attacks in the lift lines)
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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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No-o-o-oooooooo! 
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To encourage my children to wear one while they are learning.... 
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coz is cool n birdz git jiggy wi boys n big helments.... innit 
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I'm a poser and want people to think I'm better than I am.
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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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its warmer! and when i fall over and hit my head it saves me from dying... 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Makes me look gnarly.
Oh, and what Spyderman said.
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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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my willie would look silly without one
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Those who didn't wear one have all died, have they not?, at the time before the helmet was invented.
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You know it makes sense.
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saikee, that's excellent, can I claim on my own life insurance?
Mass helmetisation has been one of the greatest marketing stunts in the history of the sport. Discuss.
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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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Bode Swiller, were you miss-sold insurance to cover you as a non helmet wearer? I'm lead to believe there's a 'no win no fee' firm of lawyers just to represent you......
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Poster: A snowHead
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It's a no-brainer
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I don't yet but I am actively looking for one. I'm getting heartily sick of people nagging me. 
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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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Because it dosent hurt as much when i bang my head on the ground. To many times that i care to remeber.
I must be really crap at this skiing lark.
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A wear a helmet very infrequently. For example I'm not wearing one now, reckless fool that I am.
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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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I can crawl off the mountain with one leg, maybe even no legs. I can break an arm, or two arms, and fracture my hip, and slide off the mountain on my own. Maybe if the worst came to the worst I could shout for help!
However, if I am unconscious because I banged my head too hard, then I would just have to hope that there are other people on the mountain who
1. see me lying there not moving
2. realise that I am injured and not just having a rest
3. do something about it rather than ski by thinking someone else will get involved
Also, I banged my head on ice and was unconscious on a piste on my own. Luckily, I survived that bang and lived to tell the tale. Maybe I would not be so lucky the next time!
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To stop my goggles from misting up when I lift them up, or at least thats why I started to wear a helmet, wouldn't dream of not wearing one now for all the obvious reasons.
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Because I was glad of it this year. New to powder..... ran out of powder...... lower body surged..... upper body objected..... back of head slammed onto icy patch..... with helmet it hurt..... without helmet, I dread to think.
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Rocks that aren't covered by snow and trees, originally
Setting an example for my kids, added up later
Less fogging of goggles, side benefit
btw, i find that a nice, fashionable, good quality hat is not going to be significantly cheaper than a helmet (mine was 80 euros), so i don't think I see where the marketing ploy lies
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sugardaddy,
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btw, i find that a nice, fashionable, good quality hat is not going to be significantly cheaper than a helmet (mine was 80 euros), so i don't think I see where the marketing ploy lies
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Nearly eighty fecking euro for a hat. When's the last time you went shopping for a hat? The year 2087?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Everyone should wear a helmet, all the time, everywhere, no matter what they're doing. The other day I was pissed and fell over and hit my head on a chair. How I wish I'd been wearing a helmet. Oh well, that's life.
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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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palumbex,
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Nearly eighty fecking euro for a hat. When's the last time you went shopping for a hat? The year 2087?
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two years ago bought a hat for the wife in resort. Quite a sticker shock. Ended paying 40 euros and it was far from the expensive end
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palumbex, i'd say average hat price is about €40 out here
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You know it makes sense.
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Ski bums learn to crochet for a reason...
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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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I wear helmet because it's warmer.
I don't wear one when it's warm out though.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I wear a helmet
- to keep my mother happy
- because it stops my goggles from fogging
- because I can control the temperature better (vents)
- because it might stop me from breaking my head
I seem to have hit my head more since I started wearing one though. Have I got more reckless with a false sense of security?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| JustJill wrote: |
| I seem to have hit my head more since I started wearing one though. Have I got more reckless with a false sense of security? |
Or concussive memory loss from the times before 
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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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It's ages since I used a helmet... getting withdrawal symptoms now...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Because it feels safe when going very fast or through rocks and it's keeps my head warm.
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Was about to post then realized this was in 'The Piste'
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The amount of times my trustee helmet had saved my skull being concussed by thoughtless prats! yanking the chairlift safety bar down too soon. 
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| Eyeopener wrote: |
| Because it feels safe when going very fast or through rocks and it's keeps my head warm. |
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seem to have hit my head more since I started wearing one though. Have I got more reckless with a false sense of security?
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In volume terms your head is neraly 100% bigger wearing a helmet, this is hardly surprising.
I don't wear a helmet on my head when skiing because they are
Hot
Sweaty
Itchy
Irritating
Cumbersome
They attenuate my peripheral senses
I look like a pint
I've gone 60+ weeks of skiing without needing one
I would be more likely to be skied into if I wore one
I would be more likely to crash if I wore one
Some self righteous "types" (being very polite there) keep telling me I should wear one
Minor injuries and bumps are less unpleasant than wearing a helmet
if I'm dead then I'm not around to worry about it.
Why would I wear a helmet
Theres a slim chance of being permanently disabled, not dead, not alive, not nice.
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| tangowaggon wrote: |
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seem to have hit my head more since I started wearing one though. Have I got more reckless with a false sense of security?
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In volume terms your head is neraly 100% bigger wearing a helmet, this is hardly surprising.
I don't wear a helmet on my head when skiing because they are
Hot
Sweaty
Itchy
Irritating
Cumbersome
They attenuate my peripheral senses
I look like a pint
I've gone 60+ weeks of skiing without needing one
I would be more likely to be skied into if I wore one
I would be more likely to crash if I wore one
Some self righteous "types" (being very polite there) keep telling me I should wear one
Minor injuries and bumps are less unpleasant than wearing a helmet
if I'm dead then I'm not around to worry about it.
Why would I wear a helmet
Theres a slim chance of being permanently disabled, not dead, not alive, not nice. |
How many hours did it take you to conjure up that twaddle?
How do you know you'll be more likely to be skied into if you wore a helmet?
How would you know you'll be more likely to crash if you wore a helmet?
Because you've never worn a helmet, how would you know.
And finally, what do you mean that you look like a pint - a pint of what? Milk? Beer? cider.. whatever..
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