Do you guys wear any pads or guards?

[leone]

i've been in rail jams before where everyone sees me pop my mouthguard in and out and if they ever say anything, it's that they wish they had one and it's a really smart idea

 

[Manlenium]

I concur

 

[BMB]

jea

 

[chames]

yea i can def. see the reaction going that way too, specially for rail jams thats a good idea

 

[The.Ginger]

thats what i used to think and then i shattered my kneecap and had to get surgery so now i wear knee pads

 

[B.Aussie]

I wear a helmet that I just broke and a slytech back protecter. It's soft and gets hard on impact so it's unrestricting.

 

[flexpattern]

helmet and padded shorts ftw! seriously saved my life/ major bruising several times!

also back protecter - mine gets hot and sweaty so if i know i won't be in the park all day/ learning new stuff then i won't wear

 

[chicken]

I often wear a helmet and always wear a knee stabilizer. I was also supposed to wear a mouth guard when competing but never did.
If you are skiing some gnarly big mountain shit, back protection might be worth it.

 

[nickyp]

I wear a helmet, and have never really considered wearing anything else. I wear a helmet and shin/knee guards for riding DH

 

[snowboardersrule]

i thought that too for a while, and made fun of my friend for wearing crashpads until i tried them. they make a big difference.

 

[vincepru]

i have some thick cotton underwear type of shorts that my grandma made me with some padding on the sides and under my ass. i use them for biking but ive realized that falling on a rail, they help alot to prevent the massive bruises ive had in the past

 

[no_steeze]

helmet and my gloves have knuckle pads for when i hit trees

i also wear shinguards for slalom

 

[Ski.Ballet]

I always wear a helmet. I just recently started wearing crash pad shorts and they are amazing. I also sometimes wear custom thumb braces.

 

[Toilet-Ott3r]

i wear this

 

[ShadyHillGroup]

HA, i think you would be surprised to learn how many pros wear more than just a helmet
I'd much rather be viewed as a pussy for wearing a spine protector and a helmet than to not wear them at all. Saved myself many times. I think the harder you start pushing the sport the more you realize how important protective gear is for saving yourself from season ending injuries/ your ski career...

 

[coop-son]

I usually wear like under armour compression pads, by Seirus, they are so light weight but work awesome

and a helmet too

 

[steezyjibber]

only a helmet but after a bad urban fall and not progressing at all in 3 seasons, i think i'm gonna start wearing hip pads or whatever

 

[blong131]

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nahh but seriously, i just wear asspads and a helmet. i actually bought shin/knee pads but they cut off circulation so my boots werent comfy haha

 

[blong131]

whoops.

 

[eljusto.]

yes, I wear pads..

 

[ndye]

Helmet and hip pads and even though i have never had any really bad knee injuries i wear knee braces too. Better to be called a pussy and ski than to be called a man and miss a season because of it.

 

[jamodeo]

Helmet because i only need to hit my head off a rail once