Skiing
 

I've only been skiing once. This was about 3 years ago.

But after skiing just once, on the easy slopes, I decided that I would never ski again without a helmet.

After a hard wipeout caused by me avoiding an out-of-control snowboarder, I was surprised at how hard I hit my head.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03172009...ead_160027.htm

Apparently N. Richardson is brain-dead after a benign fall on an easy slope during ski instruction. My resolve to wear head protection is only stronger now.

Very weird. I've skiied and snowboarded for 20 years and hit my head pretty hard a few times and (though some may dispute it) been fine. But yeah, sometimes a relatively soft hit in just the wrong spot can do the damage.

I was snowboarding last Friday on the far edge of a groomed run and almost caught my toe edge - I caught myself in time, but if I hadn't I'd have likely slammed my head/face into a tree.

That scare combined with this news has convinced me to get a helmet.

I don't ski any longer, but I doubt I'd wear a helmet if I did.

I'll wear one when on a bike, but that's because I consider pavement a lot harder than snow.

My family and I ski a solid 20+ times a year, and there is no way on this earth I'd ski without a helmet or allow my children to ski without a helmet. It's not only about protecting ourselves in a fall but it's about all the other morons who don't know what they are doing. It's a wonder some of them know how to get dressed in the morning.
Last Saturday, my 9 year old tumbled a good 50 yards down a double black diamond chute. He wasn't hurt, but there was no way I would have let him take the run without a helmet.

I don't ski, and I'd never before heard of skiing with a helmet. I certainly have now, though, and I may see about investing in a company that sells ski helmets. I think this story scared the bejeeezus out of a lot of people.