Unpopular(?) Opinion: Helmet Edition

animatorI cannot imagine how tired all of our kids must be seeing this topic being brought up so fucking much for so fucking long.

Helmets=skiers choice. Shut up if you think you should wear one, and shut up if you think it doesn’t matter. Just do your own thing and stop trying to convince everyone else you’re right.

weastcoastHelmet mandates are just as authoritative as mask mandates

junior1derfulHere in Canada, it's all about insurance. The tiny resort I work at it's mandatory to wear a helmet in the park because our of insurance company. Having a policy which allows not wearing helmets in the park would probably double our monthly premiums, and the resort is pretty broke already. Not in the budget.

With our current insurance policy for example, if evidence was shown in court that we didn't enforce helmets in the park then we could lose an enormous lawsuit.

Vincent.CrudoMy dad paralyzed himself from the neck down with a helmet on. If only he was wearing roost deflector / chest protector / body armor, maybe he would have fractured his spine a little less bad but who knows.

Look I get it, people can crack their melon and that it would be stupid to not wear them, but you know what else is stupid? Flying at 40 mph on two wooden planks and hucking ur body into the sky and flipping upside down, or grinding a metal rail that you can fall on. Don't tell people to "wear a helmet" to protect themselves if ur gonna also participate in a risky ass activity for fun. Don't ski if you don't wanna get hurt how about that? Let people be, there will always be rare instances of people getting fucked up in action sports, you can only do so much. People have died with helments on and gotten permanent brain damage too. We should all never forget these people. Ride kevin, and ski in paradise sarah burke.

After watching my dad mope in an electric wheelchair for a decade, I can say with every inch of me, from the bottom of my stomach, the only thing you can do to truly keep yourself protected, is to ride within your limits. Other than that, it's up to chance whether or not a freak accident will fuck you up for life.

I have refrained from giving my thoughts on this topic for a while but after seeing jackasses in the comments bashing non-helmet users for no fucking reason time and time again I felt the need to just remind everyone that the only way you're gonna get hurt skiing aside from a wild coincidence is by literally pushing your limits. helmets can help but if you are progressing to wild extremes, you should know exactly what you are putting at stake, and it's not just head injuries that can fuck you up. Most pros probably realize this and understand how much danger they are in constantly, which is why they choose comfort since at the end of the day, a head injury is just one of many that can leave you permanently damaged for the rest of your life...

batskinatskiWhats up ns?????????????

I have seen a lot of pro skiers/snowboarders repping the no helmet gang and I just wanna say, how does cracking your brain stem on a rock or tree sound to you? Like I understand the rush of not having your head be warm or having your hat always fucking fall off but I'm still confused. Seriously though, what's the benefit? Do you think you look cooler? Do you not care about your head not cracking open? Clowning on homies for wearing an old bike helmet while your dumbass is in a stupid beanie that will protect your head about as much as a piece of paper would doesn't make you a "skits cunt" like you always wanted.

Wear a fucking helmet.

weastcoatI see. Glad I live in america where bullshit circumstances like this don’t exist lol.

KCoCMwhat happened to u bro! u used to post chill and fun stuff! now all u post is cringe bullshit!

weastcoatOff my meds and I just haven’t been the usual weastcoast lately

weastcoatOff my meds and I just haven’t been the usual weastcoast lately

tominiemenmaaI'm very confident skier & calculated risk taker but still I wear a helmet, crash pants, & back protector every single time I clip into my skis. I only take my goggles off on a hiking sesh. Just like I use a seatbelt when driving a car. Not because I don't trust myself, but because I can never control everything. It's also a huge role model factor for anyone below your skill level and/or age.

Such an american view of life to think it's just about yourself. Life is NEVER just about you.