The Ski Helmet Debate

Tony_H wrote:

betty wrote:=

I love my helmet :D

Mrs H is quite keen on mine.

pmsl :mrgreen:

Glad no harm was done Betty, Skid lids rule. :)

I got a ski helmet for £17 at lidl. I don't think it looks that good, but I'm kind of ugly anyway.

localboy wrote:I got a ski helmet for £17 at lidl. I don't think it looks that good, but I'm kind of ugly anyway.

I saw some there as well, but only for kids. You were lucky to get an adults one. I should think they must all comply to the same safety standards - does it have some sort of kite mark on it?

Mine says it meets standard pr EN 1077 - Class B /ASTM F2040, whatever that means. As long as yours fits okay and meets the standard I should think it will be fine - it doesn't matter what it looks like. Mine is a Salomon Kiana with ear muffs and cost me £40 in a ski shop.

Ally

Pro-skier CR Johnson killed at Squaw Valley after hitting rocks. :(

http://www.theadventurelife.org/2010/02/squaw-valleys-cr-johnson-killed-in-skiing-accident/

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-california-skier-death,0,6867918.story

He fell face-first, then spun around and struck the back of his head on rocks. Johnson was wearing a helmet, but Rogers said the helmet took a serious blow.

Ski patrol members were called shortly before 2 p.m. but were unable to revive him. Placer County Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Ausnow said Johnson died on the slopes.

Interesting piece on the helemet debate.
Tony H this one is for you. Enjoy.

Skiing is about the wind in your hair and the sun on your face as you personally describe the contours of snow-covered mountains at extraordinary speed. It is the closest many of us come to flight. It is my humble but deep belief that it should involve the maximum communion with nature, and that means no helmet for me. For the sake of completeness I should add that I did hit a tree the other day, but I hit it nose?first. A helmet would have made no difference – and you should have seen the tree.

Read the full article below.

Finn

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/7289457/Wear-ski-helmets-by-all-means-but-Im-sticking-to-a-woolly-hat.html

Finn wrote:
Interesting piece on the helemet debate.
Tony H this one is for you. Enjoy.

Skiing is about the wind in your hair and the sun on your face as you personally describe the contours of snow-covered mountains at extraordinary speed. It is the closest many of us come to flight. It is my humble but deep belief that it should involve the maximum communion with nature, and that means no helmet for me. For the sake of completeness I should add that I did hit a tree the other day, but I hit it nose?first. A helmet would have made no difference – and you should have seen the tree.

Read the full article below.

Finn

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/7289457/Wear-ski-helmets-by-all-means-but-Im-sticking-to-a-woolly-hat.html

That guy should go to a nudist skiing colony to get complete communion with nature... :lol:

Trencher

Boris Johnson must have had his eyes shut for the last 5 years. He should really stick to the day job, since I fail to comprehend how you can have the wind in your hair if you are wearing a woolly hat. A particularly poorly written piece of psuedo journalism IMHO :mrgreen:

Still, I'm sure the parents of CR Johnson would offer an alternate viewpoint.