billip1 wrote:A happy ending; good news. Hope my ending turns out the same, as I took a fall just before Christmas in Austria. Thinking all I had done was twisted my left knee, and after getting that sorted out very well and very quickly in the local hospital, I came home and thought a few weeks would soon see me back on skis. However, once back home, I developed some pretty nasty headaches, which are not something I suffer from usually, and quickly it was discovered that there was bleeding under the skull which required operating on. The rest of this season is definitely a wash-out; as for next season, we'll have to wait and see, but all the comments above are relevant and helpful. Oh, and yes, I was wearing a helmet, albeit a cheap and cheerful end-of-season offer from a well-known high street sports chain.
Billip, how scary, I am sure I speak for all of us, that we wish you speedy recovery. A head injury is one of the worst fears. My OH and my youngest son both suffered concussion falls.
Both continue to ski, albeit my OH must always be careful. They both now wear helmets.
I doubt if it matters where you bought your helmet, as long as it was internally labelled as EN 1077 compliant. Class B is normal, Class A may be regarded as geared to performance skiers, racer, etc. However, if you do form the opinion that the helmet was in any way defective, then take it up with both the store and the manufacturer. It is an important issue.
Take it easy.