NY Times - Ski Helmet Use Isn’t Reducing Brain Injuries
I posted this for the risk takers that are wearing helmets. Helmets will not save your a$$ as much as you might think it will. Think again before going big or high speed.
As for the crowd that currently don't wear helmets. Think again. Helmets are still worth wearing because they do help reduce head injuries but just not as much as everyone thinks they help.
"Experts agree that the roots of the trend are complicated and could be related to increased awareness about brain injuries and reporting of them. But they also agreed on one element underpinning the trend: an increase in risk-taking behaviors that they said the snow-sports industry had embraced. In recent years, many resorts have built bigger features in their terrain parks and improved access to more extreme terrain. At the same time, advances in equipment have made it easier to ski faster, perform tricks and venture out of bounds."
I posted this for the risk takers that are wearing helmets. Helmets will not save your a$$ as much as you might think it will. Think again before going big or high speed.
As for the crowd that currently don't wear helmets. Think again. Helmets are still worth wearing because they do help reduce head injuries but just not as much as everyone thinks they help.
"Experts agree that the roots of the trend are complicated and could be related to increased awareness about brain injuries and reporting of them. But they also agreed on one element underpinning the trend: an increase in risk-taking behaviors that they said the snow-sports industry had embraced. In recent years, many resorts have built bigger features in their terrain parks and improved access to more extreme terrain. At the same time, advances in equipment have made it easier to ski faster, perform tricks and venture out of bounds."