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How come so many good skiers doing crazy stuff are not wearing a helmet? Is it because they learned how to not fall on their heads? Is there a history of freestyle skiers seriously injuring themselves because they skied without a helmet?
FlwrsHow come so many good skiers doing crazy stuff are not wearing a helmet? Is it because they learned how to not fall on their heads? Is there a history of freestyle skiers seriously injuring themselves because they skied without a helmet?
People think if you’re not wearing a helmet you’re gonna die . It’s not like that. People who have died skiing were wearing helmets many times. Michael Schumacher and Sarah Burke were both wearing helmets. Vice versa you can hit your head on snow without a helmet and it doesn’t do much different than it would have been wearing one. Your skull is thick af and snow is not gonna crack it. The thing I’m more scared of as a veteran skier is hitting your chest and collapsing your aorta. That and a spinal injury you should be more worried about.
Your skull is a natural helmet already and a helmet isn’t gonna stop your brain from hitting the inside of your skull which is the real issue. A helmet isn’t going to automatically save your life and hitting your head with and without a helmet still causes a concussion.
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:33:55am
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:35:26am
^this guy is right that for some falls, ones that result in death, a helmet isn't going to magically save your life. but the rest is pretty dumb claims. helmets absolutely do help prevent concussions (get one with MIPS) and can save you from injuries from mild to extremely serious and sometimes even save your life. plenty of pictures out there of people who have hit trees or rocks with their helmet and it's easy to imagine how devastating that crack in the helmet would be if it were applied to your head without the helmet
it might seem kind of arbitrary to wear a helmet but not other safety gear... skiing is a generally dangerous sport. but the head is not like the rest of your body, it's not a muscle to recover, it's a mysterious magical control center of your body and head injuries can be life ruining very, very easily
helmets are cheap and light and comfortable these days. it's your call to wear one or not, ive gone without plenty of times as a young idiot, but really there's no good reason to not wear one these days and you'll feel really shitty if you get a head injury that's way worse than it needs to be
percsPeople think if you’re not wearing a helmet you’re gonna die . It’s not like that. People who have died skiing were wearing helmets many times. Michael Schumacher and Sarah Burke were both wearing helmets. Vice versa you can hit your head on snow without a helmet and it doesn’t do much different than it would have been wearing one. Your skull is thick af and snow is not gonna crack it. The thing I’m more scared of as a veteran skier is hitting your chest and collapsing your aorta. That and a spinal injury you should be more worried about.
Your skull is a natural helmet already and a helmet isn’t gonna stop your brain from hitting the inside of your skull which is the real issue. A helmet isn’t going to automatically save your life and hitting your head with and without a helmet still causes a concussion.
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:33:55am
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:35:26am
I feel like a helmet can definitely save you on a rail, but I'm sure pros have more control and can just jump off and then fall. I
oh and yeah pros are good at falling and generally don't land on their heads. but it's still the same judgment call any skier makes with the same pros and cons. shit happens, if you think you can't possibly hit your head cause you're too good you're just naive. pros have gotten injuries doing something as simple/dumb as catching an edge reverting. and people have died from little taps to the head
helmets are evidence that you care about your safety or lack confidence, caring about your safety in action sports is inherently not cool because the danger is what makes it cool in the first place.
Personally I always ride with one cause of the chance of a freak crash or getting hit by someone else but youre lying if you think you look cooler wearing one
a helmet didnt save michael schumaker from a rock. But i knew that post would probably get downvoted but whadda ya know. People like watching the NFL bang their heads together with helmets cause they think its safe 😭
skaters do way sketchier shi without helmets and yes their surface is detached but their whole environment is concrete and metal and you dont see their brains hanging out after gnarly slams.
im just saying people discredit how thick your skull really is. And apparently mips helmets can help stop concussions cause they twist but that just goes to show the only good helmets are mips and that the general camp on helmets has been wrong for decades
percsPeople think if you’re not wearing a helmet you’re gonna die . It’s not like that. People who have died skiing were wearing helmets many times. Michael Schumacher and Sarah Burke were both wearing helmets. Vice versa you can hit your head on snow without a helmet and it doesn’t do much different than it would have been wearing one. Your skull is thick af and snow is not gonna crack it. The thing I’m more scared of as a veteran skier is hitting your chest and collapsing your aorta. That and a spinal injury you should be more worried about.
Your skull is a natural helmet already and a helmet isn’t gonna stop your brain from hitting the inside of your skull which is the real issue. A helmet isn’t going to automatically save your life and hitting your head with and without a helmet still causes a concussion.
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:33:55am
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:35:26am
that might be one of the worst and most uneducated takes i have ever seen on this web site. congrats!
percssick bro im willing to bet i have 10x the amount of ski time as you
you might be worse than skier man and steezy yeater combined. twice as arrogant, three times as over confidant, and 13 times as stupid. you’re in the running for the greatest troll new schoolers has ever seen!
Voyage86you might be worse than skier man and steezy yeater combined. twice as arrogant, three times as over confidant, and 13 times as stupid. you’re in the running for the greatest troll new schoolers has ever seen!
whadda you know about what newschoolers "has ever seen" member since october 2023??
percsim just saying people discredit how thick your skull really is. And apparently mips helmets can help stop concussions cause they twist but that just goes to show the only good helmets are mips and that the general camp on helmets has been wrong for decades
you really dont know what youre talking about and its obvious my guy. Mips is a branding thing that they've been able to maneuver into being the pseudo industry standard like goretex. It works through the helmet material absorbing/displacing impact and through crumpling. Everyone knowingly does stuff that is bad for themselves for comfort/aesthetics so just own it, its a free country
Yeh wearing no helmet definitely gives you more options to look cool and i like the different styles, i personally wear one, have been since i was 5 and the 2-3 times i didnt i kinda felt naked. In the end i hope everyone stays safe and can enjoy the sport we all love
Oldheads. Some of those guys were riding before helmets were common. Hell, Sammy c didn't used to wear a helmet. Now when he's doing big mtn stuff he almost always wears one. Confuses me that some people wear a lid in the pow but not the park.
comparing skiing to skateboarding is so stupid. Sure when your skating there is concrete and metal everywhere but u are going so much faster on skis ALL the time, you are constantly going between 25-60 miles per hour on skis compared to going 5-30 miles an hour on a board. Only time your really going fast on a board is when your bombing a hill or something, Another thing is when ur skiing there are obstacles like moguls, trees, rocks. Another thing is when ur skiing theres a decent chance you run into another PERSON. Imagine your going like 45 miles an hour and then fucking deck some retard traversing across the run, thats another thing that can just totally fuck you. Skateboarding is dangerous in its own ways and so is skiing. Do whatever you want but dont be saying that helmets are not working because if you're saying that then you better start wearing one for everyday. Stay safe
percsskaters do way sketchier shi without helmets and yes their surface is detached but their whole environment is concrete and metal and you dont see their brains hanging out after gnarly slams.
yes they do bru, just the other day at my local skate park sum dude had to get carted off to an ambulance and left a ton of blood from his head all over the bowl because he wasn't wearing a helmet. He was a great skater too.
percsa helmet didnt save michael schumaker from a rock. But i knew that post would probably get downvoted but whadda ya know. People like watching the NFL bang their heads together with helmets cause they think its safe 😭
all of us are yapping at you because it’s fun to fuck with clueless tards. but to spare you more i’ll just tell you that in reality your entire argument is obliterated by a single scientific study. i’ll probably drop a thread in gear talk with a good one at some point because this whole helmet debacle is making me wonder what the exact data is
percsim just saying people discredit how thick your skull really is. And apparently mips helmets can help stop concussions cause they twist but that just goes to show the only good helmets are mips and that the general camp on helmets has been wrong for decades
Believe me man I’m not discrediting how thick your skull is
Voyage86you might be worse than skier man and steezy yeater combined. twice as arrogant, three times as over confidant, and 13 times as stupid. you’re in the running for the greatest troll new schoolers has ever seen!
dude you're literally a pretentious douche with the fit of a mike hayes wanna be shut the hell up 😂
I always wear a helmet. You can ski into a tree, hit your head on a hard rock under the snow, on ice, lots of things a helmet is good at preventing including a skull fracture. It used to be the old style to not wear a helmet, some still don't, Candide is Candide, but I can tell you that there have been deaths where a helmet might have saved someone for sure.
Personal anecdote, but I used to always wear a helmet and concussed myself regularly. The problem was, in hindsight, that the helmet gave me unearned confidence that, combined with not knowing how to fall, put me in precarious situations. Every single time I can recall getting a concussion i can remember my back molars hitting together and the bright flash of light that followed.
I stopped wearing a helmet and instead learned to tuck my chin when falling and started using a mouthguard. Since then, I haven't gotten a concussion while skiing. I'm a big advocate for mouthguards at this point in my life. Everyone in the elder Vishnu crew (Dylan, Kysen, Luke) usually uses one as well. They use them in the NHL, NFL, even the NBA, so why shouldn't you?
In conclusion, please wear a helmet if you want to and if it makes you feel safe, regardless of how it looks. But, keep in mind that the helmet itself is part of a larger safety strategy that also involves learning how to fall and skiing within your limits. If you don't want to wear a helmet for whatever reason, consider wearing a mouthguard because it may help you way more than you ever thought it would.
(disclaimer, i still wear a helmet if I am skiing powder because i am afraid of rocks and trees)
VISHNUPersonal anecdote, but I used to always wear a helmet and concussed myself regularly. The problem was, in hindsight, that the helmet gave me unearned confidence that, combined with not knowing how to fall, put me in precarious situations. Every single time I can recall getting a concussion i can remember my back molars hitting together and the bright flash of light that followed.
I stopped wearing a helmet and instead learned to tuck my chin when falling and started using a mouthguard. Since then, I haven't gotten a concussion while skiing. I'm a big advocate for mouthguards at this point in my life. Everyone in the elder Vishnu crew (Dylan, Kysen, Luke) usually uses one as well. They use them in the NHL, NFL, even the NBA, so why shouldn't you?
In conclusion, please wear a helmet if you want to and if it makes you feel safe, regardless of how it looks. But, keep in mind that the helmet itself is part of a larger safety strategy that also involves learning how to fall and skiing within your limits. If you don't want to wear a helmet for whatever reason, consider wearing a mouthguard because it may help you way more than you ever thought it would.
(disclaimer, i still wear a helmet if I am skiing powder because i am afraid of rocks and trees)
word on everything, but the problem clearly wasn’t wearing the helmet, it was not knowing how to fall and i guess not wearing a mouth guard. still not wearing a helmet only makes you more injury prone.
Very stupid question, but how does a mouthguard protect you while skiing? Or does it only protect teeth and tongue?
VISHNUPersonal anecdote, but I used to always wear a helmet and concussed myself regularly. The problem was, in hindsight, that the helmet gave me unearned confidence that, combined with not knowing how to fall, put me in precarious situations. Every single time I can recall getting a concussion i can remember my back molars hitting together and the bright flash of light that followed.
I stopped wearing a helmet and instead learned to tuck my chin when falling and started using a mouthguard. Since then, I haven't gotten a concussion while skiing. I'm a big advocate for mouthguards at this point in my life. Everyone in the elder Vishnu crew (Dylan, Kysen, Luke) usually uses one as well. They use them in the NHL, NFL, even the NBA, so why shouldn't you?
In conclusion, please wear a helmet if you want to and if it makes you feel safe, regardless of how it looks. But, keep in mind that the helmet itself is part of a larger safety strategy that also involves learning how to fall and skiing within your limits. If you don't want to wear a helmet for whatever reason, consider wearing a mouthguard because it may help you way more than you ever thought it would.
(disclaimer, i still wear a helmet if I am skiing powder because i am afraid of rocks and trees)
just read some article the other day, some guy researching helmets for decades. So basically a helmet is useful that it prevents a concussion in minor falls where you hit an object with something like up to 20 mph. Anything bigger than this and the helmet is useless, so whatever is going to kill you will kill you with or without helmets. This is why mass helmets usage didn't decrease deaths, it only decreased minor trauma like concussions. So the insight here is - if you are riding X Games-style a helmet wouldn't help. If you are a regular folk riding the resort a helmet could definitely help you avoid some trauma
pretty sure mouth guards help prevent tbi’s n shit (brain shake) almost as much if not more than helmets do
percsim just saying people discredit how thick your skull really is. And apparently mips helmets can help stop concussions cause they twist but that just goes to show the only good helmets are mips and that the general camp on helmets has been wrong for decades
percsPeople think if you’re not wearing a helmet you’re gonna die . It’s not like that. People who have died skiing were wearing helmets many times. Michael Schumacher and Sarah Burke were both wearing helmets. Vice versa you can hit your head on snow without a helmet and it doesn’t do much different than it would have been wearing one. Your skull is thick af and snow is not gonna crack it. The thing I’m more scared of as a veteran skier is hitting your chest and collapsing your aorta. That and a spinal injury you should be more worried about.
Your skull is a natural helmet already and a helmet isn’t gonna stop your brain from hitting the inside of your skull which is the real issue. A helmet isn’t going to automatically save your life and hitting your head with and without a helmet still causes a concussion.
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:33:55am
**This post was edited on Mar 14th 2024 at 10:35:26am
