People Wearing Helmets Wrong

[steamboat1]

And I don't normally yell at families for taking up half a trail... Or stopping to take pictures... or any of that.

That's refreshing.

 

[steamboat1]

So after reading through this I want to make sure I've gotten the correct direction of this thread.

The park rat that has his helmet way to far back on his head has just gotten tangle up with his pants down around his knees and fallen off of a feature, landing on top of his head and driven said helmet edge down onto his head thus giving him a concussion. He then struggles to get up due to the pants now being further down his legs but fortunately his butt is not too cold because his sweatshirt is also down to his knees. Making it back upright the park rat then proceeds down the trail seeing two ankle biters (really only one but with his freshly acquired concussion sees 2) making wedge turns in front of him tries to go between the 2 that he sees. He manages to just miss the perfect angel he passes with his very oversize clothing flapping like he's doing 100 but in reality is not going that fast.

Now the parent of the perfect angel is in a uproar and the park rat is wondering how he got to the mountain and why the old dude is yelling at him

Post of the month.

 

[Watatic Skier]

Quite a few helmets come with removable liners just for this purpose

 

[Hawkshot99]

Quite a few helmets come with removable liners just for this purpose

The liner is removable to wash it. A beanie is not designed to fit properly in a helmet.

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[Cannonball]

I guess my only question is, where is all of this drama happening?!?!? In my typical ski day I don't come across wrong-helmet-wearers, people 'buzzing' beginners, people wearing hard hats (was that one for real?), skiers punching snowboarders, snowboarders whipping their shirts off to fight, people proud that they don't "normally" yell at families, on and on.... Does this stuff really happen?

 

[MadMadWorld]

I'm trying to recall the last time I saw anyone (other than ski patrol or mountain ambassadors) yelling at others for how they're skiing/riding. Maybe I don't run into often because I rarely ski on Saturdays and I tend to gravitate towards lower traffic areas on the mountain.

It's all about where you ski. You would rarely see this crap go on at Wildcat and other mtns with similar vibes. Spend a Saturday at Hunter and you will understand.

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[Bene288]

It's all about where you ski. You would rarely see this crap go on at Wildcat and other mtns with similar vibes. Spend a Saturday at Hunter and you will understand.

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Exactly this. I rarely see this stuff at Gore and Magic and similar vibe areas. Definitely more of an occurrence at 'family' geared resorts. Not to bash, but Mount Snow comes directly to mind for me. Also more of a weekend problem.

 

[〽❄❅]

The thing we forget is that not everyone can afford to purchase such single-purpose gear. And it's a lot more expensive than a knit hat. I'll never forget my roots, when I too wore jeans, didn't have a hood that was big enough to fit over the helmet (check that, we had no helmets), bought half-day tickets and had to rent because there was no way I could afford the equipment.

Full disclosure, I now own one of those neoprene things.

Yep, i skied in blue jeans too as a teenager, with gators, and they sucked! Always had nice quality ski parkas since they were seen as something i could wear for everyday use but back then even they ended up soaked in a storm, not even close to the affordable goretex substitutes of late.

 

[Smellytele]

Yep, i skied in blue jeans too as a teenager, with gators, and they sucked! Always had nice quality ski parkas since they were seen as something i could wear for everyday use but back then even they ended up soaked in a storm, not even close to the affordable goretex substitutes of late.

When I started skiing, I skied in jeans and a leather jacket. :-o

 

[witch hobble]

When I started skiing, I skied in jeans and a leather jacket. :-o

Mad steezy, yo!

 

[ScottySkis]

Not the helmet but goggles. My uncle who skis once or twice a year puts goggles on his neck when in the lodge , I shown him how to put it on his helmet but he forgets, he is a funny guy.

 

[C-Rex]

the affordable goretex substitutes of late.

Ummm...are you just well-off enough to consider goretex stuff "affordable" or do you have a source that I don't know about?

 

[mattchuck2]

Exactly this. I rarely see this stuff at Gore and Magic and similar vibe areas. Definitely more of an occurrence at 'family' geared resorts. Not to bash, but Mount Snow comes directly to mind for me. Also more of a weekend problem.

It has a lot to do with Terrain layout, too. Hunter, Killington, Mt. Snow, Okemo, etc. all have trails that funnel together into a giant clusterfuck. Gore has a couple of spots like that (Sunway right near where the double chair lets out, Arena at the bottom of the park, headwaters at the bottom of Rumor and Hawkeye), but most of the mountain is laid out so it directs people away from other people into little pods. Smugg's is nice too because it really separates the family area from the ripping area.

There was a time when mountains started widening and interconnecting all of their trails to promote "accessibility" and connect different mountain areas (Sunday River is especially guilty of this). All that did was create more cattle paths for slow moving sub-intermediates - usually tourists who don't know the mountain well. It'd be nice to have narrow trails that are separate from the hordes of assholes on buffeted parkways, but I guess that's what areas like Castlerock are for.

 

[Bene288]

It has a lot to do with Terrain layout, too. Hunter, Killington, Mt. Snow, Okemo, etc. all have trails that funnel together into a giant clusterfuck. Gore has a couple of spots like that (Sunway right near where the double chair lets out, Arena at the bottom of the park, headwaters at the bottom of Rumor and Hawkeye), but most of the mountain is laid out so it directs people away from other people into little pods. Smugg's is nice too because it really separates the family area from the ripping area.

There was a time when mountains started widening and interconnecting all of their trails to promote "accessibility" and connect different mountain areas (Sunday River is especially guilty of this). All that did was create more cattle paths for slow moving sub-intermediates - usually tourists who don't know the mountain well. It'd be nice to have narrow trails that are separate from the hordes of assholes on buffeted parkways, but I guess that's what areas like Castlerock are for.

Good point. Killington is real bad like that at the spot where Great Northern, Mouse Trap and Chutte intersect. It's an absolute bowling alley on the weekends.

 

[Watatic Skier]

The liner is removable to wash it. A beanie is not designed to fit properly in a helmet.

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This is just a single example , quite a few park helmets are designed to be able to be worn with beanies underneath

http://www.giro.com/us_en/snow/mens/snow-helmets/shivtm-2.html

 

[wa-loaf]

This is just a single example , quite a few park helmets are designed to be able to be worn with beanies underneath

http://www.giro.com/us_en/snow/mens/snow-helmets/shivtm-2.html

You know Hawkshot manages a ski shop right?

 

[C-Rex]

You know Hawkshot manages a ski shop right?

What does that matter? Read the description. I think he proved his point right there. I've been to plenty of shops where the employees don't know jack about what they're selling. Not saying Hawkshot is one of them, just sayin...

 

[Mullen]

http://www.backcountry.com/k2-rival...ferralID=80440803-5780-11e3-9f1f-001b2166becc

Here is another that goes over the beanie. I've seen a bunch of others as well.

 

[wa-loaf]

What does that matter? Read the description. I think he proved his point right there. I've been to plenty of shops where the employees don't know jack about what they're selling. Not saying Hawkshot is one of them, just sayin...

Eh, didn't read the thread closely.

 

[Watatic Skier]

Helmet liners for the most part are just thin pieces of cloth or netting, and really won't do much to add to a helmets protective abilities aside from comfort.

That being said, it's quite easy to not wear them correctly without the liner. As long as you make sure that the helmet fits correctly on whatever your using to replace the liner, it should still work. People who wear there helmets like this usually bring in a beanie with them when they buy the helmet to make sure it fits right.