Helmets?

[Sky]

I've had my Boeri for five seasons now. Got it when I bought quality skis. Figured the more aggresive I ski, the more need I had.

Now I where it regardless....same as wearing a seat belt in the car. It's not always for "me"...it's the other guy bowling you over..it's the example you set for your kids.

My favorite aspect....my forehead doesn't get cold anymore. Frickin wind used to go right through my ski hat....and my lower ears were always exposed.

Favorite lack of problem....visibility. The helmet does NOT interfere at all. It's the goggles that provide the only (minimal) pimpage to periferal vision. Just slightly less of an issue is the loss of hearing. Again...not an issue. I'm so much more comfortable (physically and mentally) with a helmet that I am more able to focus on other things.

I wish my helmet had more vents...but it's the helmet that fit the best. I should look into one of those stretch covers in "white" to cover the "black" during warmer temps.

Last thing...just had my first "need" for the helmet. Blue ice on sttep moguls. Fell and WHACKED my head on the back-side of the mogul. If it weren't for the helmet...I would have been knocked out. As it was...my upper cheek/eye socket was sore to the touch the next day.

Helmets good.

[SheikYerbouti]

Thanks for the input guys. I will definitely look into getting a helmet soon.

[thetrailboss]

Trailboss. Helmet wearer since 1998. Boeri Axis model.

[Catul]

Originally Posted by Greg

The Giro G10 looks like a nice upgrade to the 9. Anyone have one?

Yup, I bought a G10 just last month - my first helmet. I tried the G9, and liked the way the G10 fit my head better - it is more full-faced, far more coverage over the ears, and may look a little more "buckety" than the G9 The G10 also has the sliding vent button on the top to open and close the vents, like the Giro Fuse.

[RIDEr]

Absolutely. I usually have one instance a year when I either get taken out from a skiier \ boarder or see one run out of control down the mountain and hope to god that I never see an instance that I saw in Jackson Hole last year when somebody died by getting taken out by a inexperienced skier....

[kbroderick]

I've got a racing background, so I was wearing a helmet a bit sooner than they became popular amongst the general public, and I've taken to always wearing one now. It wasn't crashing without one that made me start wearing mine full-time, either (despite the ensuing concussion and night in the hospital, after pulling a Dumb Kid Stunt), it was going the wrong way at on Narrow Gauge (i.e. down Birch Hook) at 40+ MPH and still being able to ski the rest of the day that sold me. And once I got used to it, I started wearing mine all the time because of the warmth issue; the last time I tried skiing in a hat, I felt like my forehead was freezing even though it was springtime.