The Ski Helmet Debate

Dids1 wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

AllyG wrote:Hi EmmaEvs,
Welcome to the Forum :D

This year was my first year for wearing a helmet as well but my head didn't get sweaty.


Ally

I agree with you Ally, it is just like my feet they never get sweaty hence the one pair of socks :lol: :lol:
So there must be a comparison somewhere between my feet and Ally's head :lol: :lol:

Perhaps your socks have lots of holes like Ally's helmet? )

No they are soft and fluffy :lol:

I think it is possible to take the lining part of the helmet out to wash it (very necessary if you have a sweaty head). I'm pretty sure my new helmet had instructions with it about how to remove the ear muffs for washing. Unfortunately I have, as usual, binned all the instructions :shock:

I wonder if Ian still has the instructions on how to wash his socks? :wink: :D

I think the inside of my head may be like Ian's socks (soft and fluffy) but the outside of my head is quite hard :lol:

Ally

Thanks for the welcome Ally :D

You guys are very fortunate to be blessed with sweet smelling extremities :mrgreen: I felt real sorry for the people who ended up at close range in a gondola with me when I did the big reveal to get some fresh air. Smelt like a sweaty horse and had a curious mix of partially straight, partially curly hair. :oops: I blame the odour on the fact I had a rental lid and the person before me must have been a minger!

I think I've spotted one of those lids with the vents - a must methinks. And if anybody spots socks etc with vents feel free to send a link!

AllyG wrote:I think it is possible to take the lining part of the helmet out to wash it (very necessary if you have a sweaty head). I'm pretty sure my new helmet had instructions with it about how to remove the ear muffs for washing. Unfortunately I have, as usual, binned all the instructions :shock:

I wonder if Ian still has the instructions on how to wash his socks? :wink: :D

I think the inside of my head may be like Ian's socks (soft and fluffy) but the outside of my head is quite hard :lol:

Ally

Outside of your head is your helmet I think :wink:

EmmaEvs wrote:
I blame the odour on the fact I had a rental lid and the person before me must have been a minger!

I think I've spotted one of those lids with the vents - a must methinks. And if anybody spots socks etc with vents feel free to send a link!

I'm not so surprised you had a poor experience with a rental helmet. I would not consider wearing one (ugh) Shops normally disinfect the liners between rentals, but you seem to have drawn the short straw. Not acceptable, and the helmet description reads as if it was very a basic model. I wear a helmet, and I know how it's been treated, with a rental you just don't know how it's been treated by the last user.

Most regular skier helmets, have vents and proper sizing adjusters. There are many brands offering different shaped fits, since we all have different shaped heads.
Pay from £25 to £200+ depending on how credible you want to look. The most important criteria is the fit.

EmmaEvs,
This is the helmet I bought.

http://www.salomon.com/uk/#/ski/helmets/helmets/kiana

It is meant for 'young girls' but I have a small head and it fitted me perfectly. I tried on about 5 different helmets and this one was really comfy and stayed in place when I waggled my head even without the strap on. I found once I'd put my helmet on I just totally forgot about it, it was so comfy and light, and I could ski all day with no problems.

As you can see, it has holes in, for vents. It also has an attachment at the back for fixing your goggles to, which is really handy because it means you can put them up on top of your helmet when you're ski-ing and you don't need them, and you can't lose them because they can't fall right off.

It also has ear muffs, which kept my ears nice and warm, although unfortunately I couldn't fit my mobile phone under them so I had to take my helmet off to use my phone.

It only cost £40, and the man in the ski shop said it would be fine for me, even though I am an adult.

If you're planning on buying a helmet, I think you need to actually try them on so don't try buying one over the internet. Also you need to bring your goggles with you to make sure the helmet fits with the goggles.

I was going to rent a helmet, like you did, but I particularly wanted my daughter to wear one, and I knew she was going to want some trendy new one and would refuse to wear an unstylish rental one, so we both went shopping for helmets.

Ally

I wore a helmet for the first time this year. It was nowhere near as bad as I expected. I could hear as well, it kept my head warm. Luckily not sweaty though!

There was no way I was going to rent one though. I tried a few on in Manchester before we went. After we left one shop my husband noticed I'd developed dandruff. It wasn't my dandruff. It had rubbed off from one of the helmets I'd tried on. That made my final decision on whether to rent or buy. I felt really sick and did not want to ever again wear one someone else had been wearing.

This thread has reached new depths in a manner reminiscent of the Kursk.