Do you wear a helmet?

This. I wear one all the time with the exception of backyard rail seshes and spring groomer laps.
 
yes. Probably would have died or gotten seriously injured on a few occaisions without my helmet(s). Even if you are a good skiier, you never know what happens out there, even if its not your fault (e.g. someone is running into you etc.)
 
I personally always wear a helmet. Especially on snow and longboarding because longboard bails are bad especially if you're sliding.

For example my friend on the opening shot to this edit:

Longboard Video - Insert Creative Title Here from qzyxya on Vimeo.

/images/flash_video_placeholder.pnghe would have died, but instead blacked out for aminute after walking dazed to the side of the road.

 
why the fuck does it matter do you get brain injury or do you die? You can save your intelligence for 50 dollars, thats pretty cheap. It's your life anyways
 
The only time I didn't last year was the end of the season at mount snow when it was in the 70s and there was running water through the jump lines.
 
it depends...touring no

dickin around with my friends no

teaching no

anytime at snoqualmie no

comps yes

big mountain stuff yes

its hot no

 
Much less likely to happen.

I always wear mine. I can't think of a good reason not too. You don't gain anything tangible by not wearing one.
 
Those last days at snow last year were crazy, so hot. I would of passed out from overheating with a helmet/hat on, lift lines were the worst and everything was wet, ugh
 
The best part was you could boost of anything and not worry about overshooting or hitting a landing because it was so soft. Landing switch was rather sketchy in the slush though.
 
Everyone should go to ski-injury.com and educate yourself on the actual data out there.

There has been zero reduction in fatalities since the introduction of helmets in snowsports, despite their increasing popularity and the exponential use in recent years.

Helmets are only rated to protect in impacts up to 12mph. In order to protect in impacts larger than that they would have to be huge, thick and heavy (think motorcycle helmets).

There is a profit motive at play here. Helmets have existed for a long time, but have only recently begun to find their way into snowsports, why? Greed. Someone saw an untapped market and could not care less about your actual safety. Follow the money.

Skiing is an incredibly safe sport, with a very low injury/fatality rate compared to things like soccer, basketball, and driving (which by the way would actually see a reduction in injuries if we were to require helmet usage there, but car manufacturers understand that this would have a negative impact on car ownership so it's never even been hinted at).

Lastly if you really want to have some peace of mind, even if it is a bit of an illusion, why not buy yourself a D3o hat?

Don't take my word on it, do your own research, make up your own mind for yourself and ultimately don't hate on other people for their choices. If you want to wear a helmet that's cool with me, it is useful for bashing those tree branches out of the way and mounting your gopro to, also I hear they are quite warm and sometimes come with steezy built in headphones. I choose not to, however, as is my right.
 
Read the conclusion on helmets from ski-injury.com

So, to conclude, I am a helmet wearer and would always recommend (but not force) others to wear one too. Although the absolute risk of a head injury (especially a serious one) is low, there is good evidence to indicate that a helmet will protect you against many of the common injuries that the head is susceptible too when on the slopes. They are especially important for children, who run a higher generic risk of snow sport injury and who aren't always as risk aware as adults. Helmets seem to have their most protective effect in incidents involving low speed impacts (below 15 mph) and for falls leading to blows to the head on the snow surface although Shealy's data now suggests they might have an influence on more serious injuries too.

If you do decide to wear a helmet, make sure it fits properly and meets one of the accepted standards for snowsports. Don't put ill fitting or hand me down helmets on children and replace any helmet that has suffered a significant impact.

There is no evidence to date that helmets predispose the wearer to a higher risk of neck injury or cause injury to others. Neither that they significantly restrict vision, hearing or general sensory awareness although anecdotally there will always be those who disagree.

Finally though, be aware that there is no conclusive scientific evidence that helmets reduce the risk of death in the event of a high speed collision with another object. Wearing a helmet does not make you invincible and should be regarded as a secondary defence against injury as it may not offer you complete protection if you have a high speed impact - so go careful, especially if there are trees on or near the pistes you're using.

Serious head injuries though are very rare and as a result in my opinion (and that of most other snow sports researchers) the overall risk does not justify a blanket law mandating their use.
 
i think its funny when pros don't wear helmets. they're the ones that are doing the craziest, most unforgiving tricks.
 
This right here is terribly misinformed. Do you seriously believe that?

As to the rest of the information you were alluding to, that is like saying that since the introduction of shin guards in soccer there hasn't been a decrease in injury. Plus most injuries are related to other parts of the body, same with skiing and helmets. Yet with more people playing the sport, plus the addition of them it would be plausible that the cancel each others' effects out. And from what I see not a lot of people wear helmets, most people just assume there are because an availability heuristic. You said look at the data, but you are simply picking out the numbers/data that correspond to the belief that you want to support. Anybody can do that and make it look like they are right.

In the end, disregarding data, I logically feel that another hard object between my skull and something I may crash into is a good thing.
 
I'm with you on that one. If a rock can crack a helmet, it would have done a lot worse to my skull.
 
>OscarRutt

Yes I read the conclusion. The author still wears a helmet since it does prevent you from exclaiming "ouch" in a sub 15mph impact. Preventing discomfort in minor fall is not enough reason for me to wear one however.

You may feel otherwise, but I don't think you should hate on others for choosing not to, considering there is very little evidence to suggest that they do much more than that.
 
i sometimes where a helmet like if i ganna throw down that day i will but if im just ganna hang out and not try anything and have fun then ill just wear a beanie and goggles
 
chek the picture i posted in this thread..........

JUST WEAR A FREAKING HELMET

end thread/

ps: if you want to die fine, but people need to realize that YES a helmet SAVES lives !!!!!
 
i did ;) i wouldn't comment on your post if i didnt read it all

but the thing is that you see only falling on your head.

nasty gash and some pain........ plz no plz...... my ski's edge hit my helmet and cracked it up. so some pain no, some gash no, fractured skull and death YES
 
Anyone that doesn't wear a helmet is an idiot. There is no reason not to. They're comfortable, stylish, relatively inexpensive on sale and save the noggin.

Yes, they aren't complete lifesavers, but I've lost track of how many concussions I should've had slamming headfirst into the snow.

Also, while at least most of the top you can control your own skiing, but there are always others on the hill. I've been clipped several times due to others not paying attention. Helmets have helped in all of those situations.
 
Name calling and anecdotal evidence does nothing to help with this discussion. We can all speculate on whether or not a helmet saved someone from serious injury or not, but no one here can say definitively if it did (unless you can go back in time and take the same fall without a helmet you can't say precisely what the effects would be).

The facts are as they are:

Helmet use has shown no reduction in fatalities.

Helmets have shown to suffer from risk compensation.

Helmets are only rated for impacts up to 12 or 15mph (different between manufacturers).

If you think and feel that a helmet saved your life or a helmet saved you from serious injury, please keep in mind that those are just that; thoughts and feelings. With no scientific evidence behind them.

The only positive facts on the side of helmets is that they have been shown to marginally reduce your likelihood of a grade 1 concussion (which is the lowest grade concussion) as well as minor cuts and scrapes. Again they are simply not beefy enough to protect more than that.

If you find yourself wrestling with these facts you might want to consult this wikipedia article.

I'm not judging you for your choice to use a helmet or not, I only want people to be informed about the facts surrounding their efficacy
 
so are you saying that all those people who die from hitting their heads on ice would still have died with a helmet?
 
When people say this it's such bullshit. No, you would not have died. Helmets do not make that much of a difference that you can definitively say you would have died multiple times this year. Maybe if you were wearing a DOT approved full face motorcycle racing helmet you could say that, but ski helmets, especially those designed for park don't really do shit except for SLIGHTLY lessening the severity of hard impacts.
 
facts are: helmet CAN prevent from skull fracture, resulting in possible death too....

so yes, ski's edge fratured my helmet and not my skull, i can say it saved my live.

and wikipedia is NOT areference btw
 
keep in mind that helmets have grown in popularity along with terrain parks, and ski technology that allows skiers to ski more aggressively and take bigger risks (fat rockered skis, twin tips, even sidecut...).

So it may be true that the number of fatalities has remained the same, more skiers are skiing at higher levels of risk than ever before, which would make it appear as though helmets don't reduce fatalities.

Skiing is not the same sport it was 10 years ago.
 
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