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Just moved down to SLC from Washington. Have been up to “Alta park” and the bonezone and I was the only one wearing a helmet at either spot. I completely understand that not wearing a helmet feels good and looks better, yet for me that doesn’t out weight the risk of getting a head injury. Maybe I slam more than normal or maybe I’m a pussy? idk helmets just seem more common in WA. Any folks that have been here longer got any ideas?
eheathThe few people I know who have gotten TBIs have all been wearing a helmet. Helmets don't prevent concussions or TBIs, they're more so a shell to protect you from hard object and to slightly absorb the blow.
There is no argument that wearing a helmet is more safe.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 11:32:22am
Helmets do not stop injuries or death, they reduce the severity of injuries.
OP i think you just had a skewed sample there. a bunch of super into-it riders hitting pre-season rails isn't going to accurately reflect the general ubiquity of helmets these days
i'll be the first to admit that riding without a helmet looks and feels dope. but...
SofaKingSickOP i think you just had a skewed sample there. a bunch of super into-it riders hitting pre-season rails isn't going to accurately reflect the general ubiquity of helmets these days
I'd say that the vast majority of recreational skiers wear helmets, when you ski around resorts like Breck, PC, Mammoth, etc most if not all people you see are wearing helmets.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 11:48:14am
eheathThe few people I know who have gotten TBIs have all been wearing a helmet. Helmets don't prevent concussions or TBIs, they're more so a shell to protect you from hard object and to slightly absorb the blow.
There is no argument that wearing a helmet is more safe.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 11:32:22am
Anecdotes really aren't enough proof. Especially in a discussion about someones health and safety.
eheathIt is widely known that helmets do not prevent concussions, do you know what happens when you get a concussion?
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 11:56:37am
Concussions aren't the only form of head trauma?
You're trying to argue agains't facts that helmets in fact do reduce blunt force trauma to the head, as well as help even out the area of impact, which can be very small if you hit your head on a rail, ski, or anything along those lines.
This is just a fucking stupid position by you to take..
MarkusFinConcussions aren't the only form of head trauma?
You're trying to argue agains't facts that helmets in fact do reduce blunt force trauma to the head, as well as help even out the area of impact, which can be very small if you hit your head on a rail, ski, or anything along those lines.
This is just a fucking stupid position by you to take..
I clearly said that wearing a helmet is more safe.
I clearly said that helmets are protective against hard objects and slightly absorb the blow.
Neither of these things stop your brain from slamming into the inside of your skull.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 12:00:42pm
eheathI clearly said that wearing a helmet is more safe.
I clearly said that helmets are protective against hard objects and slightly absorb the blow.
Neither of these things stop your brain from slamming into the inside of your skull.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 12:00:42pm
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There is no argument that wearing a helmet is more safe. - Eheath 2020
Bro did you hit your head on a few rails or something? You're not being coherent.
"A neck that is stronger, thicker or aligned in a forward posture -- with the ears ahead of rather than aligned with the shoulders -- may reduce the amount of energy transferred to the brain during an impact, thus reducing the risk and severity of injury," said Carrie Esopenko, an assistant professor at the School of Health Professions and the report's senior author.
Basically some people are more prone to brain injuries during a crash than other people.
I think that is also the reason why f1 racers always work out their neck to prevent injuries on crashes
MarkusFinBefore you edited your comment like a little bitch, you practically said
"here are two instances where helmets don't help, and also, don't even try to argue that helmets are safe".
So in this case you would be that retard.
But we clearly all agree so just let this thread die.
LOL you're personally attacking me now? Don't even get me fucking started dude, there are NO posts saying helmets are worthless, you made that up in your mind.
MarkusFineheathThere is no argument wearing a helmet is more safe.
I didn't change my opinion, the way I wrote my statement was easy to misunderstand, but outside of that one line of text, I was being helmet positive, so if you used your brain, you'd realize that I support helmets and made a fucking typo dude.
Evan can you just delete this thread. To many obstinate folks not interested in anything of substance just straw man contrarian arguments. my curiosity has been answered.
MarkusFineheathThere is no argument wearing a helmet is more safe.
eheathI didn't change my opinion, the way I wrote my statement was easy to misunderstand, but outside of that one line of text, I was being helmet positive, so if you used your brain, you'd realize that I support helmets and made a fucking typo dude.
pbsJust moved down to SLC from Washington. Have been up to “Alta park” and the bonezone and I was the only one wearing a helmet at either spot. I completely understand that not wearing a helmet feels good and looks better, yet for me that doesn’t out weight the risk of getting a head injury. Maybe I slam more than normal or maybe I’m a pussy? idk helmets just seem more common in WA. Any folks that have been here longer got any ideas?
i live up here and i usually wear a helmet if im doing something uncomfortable or skiing the resort. usually not wearing one if im hiking a pvc tube setup
some of you are getting your wires crossed. TBI's happen no matter what even with helmets. That doesn't make it ultimately safer, sure, But helmets do help. Drop the bro science bullshit and stop spreading ignorance. Helmets can be the difference between eating out of a feeding tube the rest of your life or not.
Well Micheal Schumacher, 7x F1 World Champion, WAS wearing a helmet when he suffered a TBI skiing in France. He's been in a veg state ever since eating out of a tube. To me, that is a fate far worse than death, even if you have millions of dollars like Schmachaer and have the best care in the world available to you. Sometimes you get so worried about not dying you forget how to live.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 8:25:05pm
SofaKingSickOP i think you just had a skewed sample there. a bunch of super into-it riders hitting pre-season rails isn't going to accurately reflect the general ubiquity of helmets these days
i'll be the first to admit that riding without a helmet looks and feels dope. but...
pbsJust moved down to SLC from Washington. Have been up to “Alta park” and the bonezone and I was the only one wearing a helmet at either spot. I completely understand that not wearing a helmet feels good and looks better, yet for me that doesn’t out weight the risk of getting a head injury. Maybe I slam more than normal or maybe I’m a pussy? idk helmets just seem more common in WA. Any folks that have been here longer got any ideas?
I'm in SLC as well and once you get up to the resort parks during the season most people are wearing helmets. To each their own though.
I've been at the "alta park" almost everyday and I honestly feel bad for not wearing a helmet cause of the influence it gives off. I've been skiing a long time and feel 100% comfortable hucking my meat so when I'm at a PVC sesh I'm pretty much never wearing a helmet. I don't want to sound cocky, but at those sessions there are a lot of tricks that I do that most people aren't attempting and I hate when I influence others to try gnarly stuff that they aren't comfortable with. Any day I'm riding the lifts or in the street you will always find me wearing a helmet. I'm pretty sure this is what a lot of people at the alta park are doing. You see a lot of people not wearing helmets during preseason because of the low consequence, but will see them wearing them when they are lapping the park.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 3:24:02pm
eheathI clearly said that wearing a helmet is more safe.
I clearly said that helmets are protective against hard objects and slightly absorb the blow.
Neither of these things stop your brain from slamming into the inside of your skull.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 12:00:42pm
A helmet will indeed decrease the force in which your brain slams inside your skull. This is helmet 101 my guy
LukeobrienI've been at the "alta park" almost everyday and I honestly feel bad for not wearing a helmet cause of the influence it gives off. I've been skiing a long time and feel 100% comfortable hucking my meat so when I'm at a PVC sesh I'm pretty much never wearing a helmet. I don't want to sound cocky, but at those sessions there are a lot of tricks that I do that most people aren't attempting and I hate when I influence others to try gnarly stuff that they aren't comfortable with. Any day I'm riding the lifts or in the street you will always find me wearing a helmet. I'm pretty sure this is what a lot of people at the alta park are doing. You see a lot of people not wearing helmets during preseason because of the low consequence, but will see them wearing them when they are lapping the park.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 3:24:02pm
Do whatever you want, but the whole "it's pre-season so I'm not going to wear a helmet" thing always seemed a little backwards to me. A helmet has a lot of uses, one of which is stopping your head from cracking open on hard shit, like rails and boxes. My helmet saved my bacon in a similar scenario. It was pre-season, I was rusty, and I slid out on a box and smacked my head on the corner. It left a nice dent in my helmet that would have been my skull. More often than not skiing is the most dangerous when you are the most comfortable.
I got a pretty bad concussion a couple of years ago (wearing a helmet). ended up going to a concussion specialist that had a lot of interesting info. helmets do basically nothing for a concussion. helmets' purpose is to stop your skull from cracking.
eheathI'm sorry that you can't read, maybe consider never posting again.
Genuine question, why are you such a dick? Almost every thread you're shitting on some random dude for almost no reason. love your filming but dude chill the fuck out
J_SteezGenuine question, why are you such a dick? Almost every thread you're shitting on some random dude for almost no reason. love your filming but dude chill the fuck out
I treat people as they treat me, I'm completely nice, and I would argue helpful, with people who aren't negative to me first.
Also, that dude is a troll, again im a completely reasonable and companionate person towards normal members, huge difference here.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 7:03:50pm
J_SteezGenuine question, why are you such a dick? Almost every thread you're shitting on some random dude for almost no reason. love your filming but dude chill the fuck out
eheathI treat people as they treat me, I'm completely nice, and I would argue helpful, with people who aren't negative to me first.
Also, that dude is a troll, again im a completely reasonable and companionate person towards normal members, huge difference here.
**This post was edited on Nov 17th 2020 at 7:03:50pm
Yeah, I'm gonna vouch for eheath here, he was only arguing with a troll.
I didn't wear a helmet....paid the price last year woke up 24hrs later in my bed not know where I was with a $1100 bill. It was on a 2ft tall rail I hit everyday. Wear ya helmets.
