Hats or Helmets

[Ski Till I Die]

Did T.J. Burke where a hat or helmet?!?! I rest my case.

Wait....Dexter wore the hat....dammit nevermind

Well done.

Im a moron... know this full well. But I dont even use a hat unless it's in the teens. I am the minority. Helmets are cool but I cant ditch the headband... it's just how ive always skied.

 

[fahz]

Helmet for me and the kids. Safety warmth etc. Perhaps I like it the most when I get smacked in the head when the chair bar gets lowered.

 

[machski]

Started wearing a helmet when I had finally had it with not ducking quite enough in the woods. Very happy since, feels weird when I ski late spring without it now.

 

[BBMF]

The kids made me do it. I may look like a d-bag in my helmet but its better then ending up in a wheelchair drooling on myself.

Wouldn't shock me if it becomes mandatory equipment in order to get on the lifts one day due to insurance, lawyers and such.

 

[MadMadWorld]

I had a very serious head injury in HS. I lost consciousness for close to an hour. When I woke up I was strapped to a board in an ambulance. I was confused and ripped off all my sensors but the paramedics stopped me from getting to the IV. I was scared out of my mind and didn't have a clue what was going on. My mom and gf at the time we're in the rig with me and I didn't recognize them or know there name. The two of them just it hysterically crying. No one really talked about post concussion syndrome then but I felt like I was walking around in a fog. My short term memories was gone to shit to. Brighter lights were horrendous as well. I would also fly off the handle with friends and school and my bro at home. It was a shit show for at least 8 weeks. I often wonder if and how much my head injury has affected my decisions later on in life.

I am very much an advocate of helmets

 

[Breakout12]

I wonder if people who mock helmets also decline to wear cups in other sports.

 

[witch hobble]

I wonder if people who mock helmets also decline to wear cups in other sports.

You don't wear yours skiing? Gotta protect your equipment, bro.

 

[deadheadskier]

I wonder if people who mock helmets also decline to wear cups in other sports.

Many of the kids on our high school lax team didn't wear cups as they are uncomfortable to run with. I was one of those kids until I took a shot off my thigh so hard that it no joke caused my leg hair to fall out. Bruised like hell and then the hair fell out. 5" diameter bald spot ever since. Wore a cup from then forward

 

[Brewbeer]

when I started skiing almost no one wore helmets except ski racers. Most of my ski buddies switched over in the last 3 to 8 years. Still wearing a hat but prolly going to switch to a helmet this year at some point. I ski conservatively but do ski the woods and steeps; the time to get a helmet has come.

 

[Breakout12]

You don't wear yours skiing? Gotta protect your equipment, bro.

Always! Swimming, ping pong, and especially...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6d3PGfGnbw