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Alex_thedroog
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Who skis with a helmet or without one. I had a concussion last year and needed some advice. I dont want another head injury but I like the way hats look better.
Nov 30 2006 9:46PM
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J.C.
Posts: 527 - Karma: 21
i have a g10 mx. last year i hit the back of my head with my ski, luckily i had a helmet. but the helmet is done. i have a HUGE ski tip shape dent in the back of it. :/
Dec 29 2006 6:12PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4426 - Karma: 1,950
i think helments look cool, and they are much safer.
Dec 29 2006 6:43PM
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BRMN
Posts: 439 - Karma: 14
everyone seems to wear helmets these days, i dont because i have been skiing for a long time and i rarely fall anyway but sliding out on my sides. I think helmets are essential but, i do believe not wearing a helmet can make u a better skier by making you more aware of what ur doing, like over confidence with a helmet on.
Dec 29 2006 7:04PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
they give me much more confidence. with a helmet im not thinking, "what if i hit my head". im actually kinda excited when it happens
Dec 29 2006 7:24PM
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SaturDazed
Posts: 102 - Karma: 10
thats a really good point but not everyone is a perfect skier and accidents do happen so a helmet is a good idea at least for a couple of years...
Dec 29 2006 7:27PM
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mwagner
Posts: 274 - Karma: 4
ill answer your question with another question, how many abadigitals do you see modeling?
Dec 29 2006 7:37PM
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BRMN
Posts: 439 - Karma: 14
overall i think a helmet is a good idea, everyone in PC wears them, but i think it depends on where you are as a skier, and more importantly how u ski, olenick almost always wears a helmet cause he says he falls alot, while the last 2 days tanner wasn't wearing one in the pipe and going huge switch on his first hits.
Dec 29 2006 7:53PM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62
i don't wear a helmet when i skate... so i dont think im gonna wear one when i ski... keep it real, rock the hat.
Dec 29 2006 11:01PM
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statuswhitegirl
Posts: 4058 - Karma: 883
saftey first,
Dec 29 2006 11:03PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085

 Because hospital bills are so cheap and hot right now.....

Dec 29 2006 11:04PM
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actchill
Posts: 2114 - Karma: 259
i smahsed my head of ice today...i was staoked i had my helmet on today
Dec 29 2006 11:11PM
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theORANGEshovel
Posts: 857 - Karma: 99
i think helmets on skiers look so much better pplus i just wear a steezy hat under a steezy helmet that was 35 bucks and stickered it up and ive seen alot of other kids with it,its made by protec cause i used to wear a hat and hit my head like 7 times hard as hell on rails/ice so i get headaches/concussions easy now so go with helmets dont be stupid
Dec 29 2006 11:12PM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
Jesus christ, maybe we should all watch a video on how to properly apply a helmet to you head, if you dont secure the buckle tightly a gorilla could rip your helmet of your head.

Shup up dude.
Dec 29 2006 11:13PM
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DiamondC
Posts: 1529 - Karma: 28
hahahh
Dec 29 2006 11:19PM
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lineskier106
Posts: 538 - Karma: 11
helmet fo sho
Dec 29 2006 11:35PM
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SaturDazed
Posts: 102 - Karma: 10
fuckin rights brah....i deff agree
Dec 29 2006 11:43PM
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pommery
Posts: 853 - Karma: 185
helmet. there's no reason not to wear one. 
basically, they're warm, waterproof, comfortable, and they protect your head.
to sacrifice your life for fashion when helmets can look really sick is just ridiculous.
also, it's a good idea to always wear them, not just in the park, because you're not the one who always causes your own accident. people can get fucked up because someone else is out of control. 
Dec 30 2006 2:04AM
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Swick825
Posts: 1798 - Karma: 11
CORRECTION- AMBIDIGITAL
Dec 30 2006 2:29AM
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cabteneighty
Posts: 93 - Karma: 13
well to answer the ACTUAL post, if u like hats better then ur best two choices are bern baker, and capix sports cap (or somethin like that, it looks exactly like a hat) just wear a toque underneath the capix and u can rock it backwards or forwards, just like a ball cap, but the bern is forward only and still looks pretty helmet like. R.E.D. has a foam padded hat too, but i dont really think it would stop a concussion.
Dec 30 2006 11:27AM
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mistaskia
Posts: 1252 - Karma: 32
got to go with the helmet in the park but with regualr skiing it depends on whether i feal like wearing it
Dec 30 2006 3:31PM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13106 - Karma: 18,910
Wear a helmet. Helmets are maditory in Quebec and soon everywere else.
Helmet are cool and they save your life.

Dec 30 2006 5:13PM
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watchmefall15
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 11
i got knoced out cold for 2 minutes today and i had a helmet on so without a helmet i might have fractured my skull or worse
Dec 30 2006 5:16PM
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rossiskier93
Posts: 781 - Karma: 103
the problem is that so many times noobs go on runs that they shouldnt be on and if one of them runs into u what can u do?

So wear a helmet, i got the red Hi-Fi matte black and the matte black anon figments
Dec 30 2006 5:24PM
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N-John360
Posts: 835 - Karma: 8
If you don't do inverted tricks, it is very hard to hit your head. Unless you have no idea what you are doing.
Dec 30 2006 5:57PM
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DiamondC
Posts: 1529 - Karma: 28
thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard. u can miss a landing and smash ur head on ice, u can catch a rock/tree/stump etc skiing trees and hit ur dome anywhere. u can hit a sticky rail catch and edge and bounce ur head off of the rail. possiblities are endless. wear a helmet
Dec 30 2006 7:31PM
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Swick825
Posts: 1798 - Karma: 11
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/270093/
Dec 30 2006 7:33PM
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N-John360
Posts: 835 - Karma: 8
that helmet did nothing...you fell on your chin, not your head. That is why you see blood on the chinstrap, not anywhere else.
Dec 30 2006 7:59PM
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watchmefall15
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 11
u are an idiot
Dec 30 2006 8:41PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
get giro enocre its sweet
Jan 3 2007 8:53PM
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Jamie_Baril
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werd
Jan 3 2007 8:56PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926
i use a trace and an X2
Jan 3 2007 9:02PM
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mc.lytle
Posts: 32 - Karma: 10
helmets suck but its safe if your throwing sick tricks...just run a protec skate board helmet
Jan 3 2007 9:26PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
ya u need a full-face (not a racer,dh mtb or mx)
Jan 3 2007 9:36PM
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AhrenStein
Posts: 1941 - Karma: 177
that first helmet is the ugliest thing ive ever seen. whenever i see one on the hill i want to puke
Jan 3 2007 10:51PM
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crunkasfuck
Posts: 752 - Karma: 352
i dont want a concussion as of right now. maybe i will stop whereing one some day

Jan 4 2007 3:18AM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Anyone see the pics some guy posted earlier when he was hit by a boarder? He was thankful he was wearing a helmet, or else the board would have sliced through his brain. Wear a fucking helmet or suffer the consequences of your stupidity.
Jan 4 2007 5:27AM
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