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Old 03-18-2009, 02:03 AM   #1
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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.
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Old 03-18-2009, 05:38 AM   #2
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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.
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Old 03-18-2009, 05:40 AM   #3
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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.
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Old 03-19-2009, 02:40 AM   #4
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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.
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:26 PM   #5
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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.
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