 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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Its certainly a neat idea but as a Ski helmet i think it has one major drawback, the single use.
Many skiers fall regularly and i am on my ass maybe 5 times a day and at $400 a go that makes for a very expensive helmet.
Also, this helmet is only triggered by falls and will therefore offer no protection from the moron that slams into the back of you from behind.
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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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Corduroy,
Or the tree from in front!
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FWIW, I think helmet usage in snow sports is more common with younger people and it tends to be older skiers who eschew them. That's not to say ALL younger skiers/boarders wear them, but it does seem more prevalent. So in time, natural selection and whatnot, everyone will be wearing lids 
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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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It seems to me that the trigger for this inflatable helmet would probably be set off by the small jerks and impacts of normal skiing as well as falls if it reacts before impact as it seems to. It might not get any notice of a collision with another skier and I'm not sure about trees. It might be good in a couloir fall, though.
As has been said the one-use would need to be changed for skiers, though I only fall once or twice in a holiday, in general.
I do not (yet) use a helmet and must admit to being an older skier (if not an old skier). If I skied on pistes I think I would already be wearing one. It is interesting that very few guides wear helmets. I wonder if the few who do are among the younger guides?
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snowball, I think younger guides probably are more likely to if they just regard a helmet as part of their skiing kit. For more old school guides I guess there are 2 driving factors:
1 They are well withing their comfort zones when guiding clients so not particularly at risk of falls
2 They perhaps value easier all round visibilibity when constantly tending their flock
Add to this a bit of old school bravado.
It's interesting to note that lots of guides now wear airbags, yet many of the anecdotal accounts of people who've survived avalanches with them say how they've been glad they were wearing a helmet as well while they got "rinsed".
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Tremendous idea. Over time the price and functionality should change.
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If I'm completely honest, the reason I bought a helmet was assisted by the desire to use a helmet cam which mounted on the goggle strap. I tried using it without a helmet and it just wasn't working.
However, now that I have a helmet, I wear it all the time. It doesn't restrict vision at all, is very light, has adjustable vents so can be warm or cool and removable ear-flaps. I actually find it more comfy than a woolly hat.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I always wear my helmet when skiing - probably as I had to when I learnt so it feels as much part of my kit as my gloves and skis. I never wear a helmet when cycling though and can't think I ever will. I do make my kids though...
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I always wear a lid when cycling too. After seeing the concussion suffered by a friend when he crashed off-road while wearing a helmet (and split it in two), I daren't think what state he'd be in if he hadn't been wearing one.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I was offered an airbag when I skied with Topski in Val d'Isere a few days ago. Not a helmet, though.
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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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fatbob,
Helmets don't affect all round visibility, the goggles you wear with them do that.
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The ear pads do tend to muffle my hearing a little. They are removable though.
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You know it makes sense.
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| The ear pads do tend to muffle my hearing a little. They are removable though. |
No more than having a hat pulled down over your ears imho
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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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A mate was in Winter Park this year and over heard two instructors on the chair he was on discussing the fact that Winter Park owners were looking at making it compulsory to wear a helmet, no helmet no ski.
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Poster: A snowHead
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leedsunited, Most likely to be no helmet, no instructor job. Vail already do this I believe in an effort to set a good example and reduce worker's comp claims/ comply with insurance.
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