J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by nicoatridge

I don't wear a helmet, not because I don't think they are a good idea, but because I wouldn't know where to end in terms of what safety equipment to wear or carry with me. Heads are important, but the most recent English skiing fatality had her aorta severed. The other most recent I can recall fell down crevasses or were taken away by avalanches. I'm always seeing people on crutches from skiing accidents, or with bandaged wrists or fingers from boarding accidents. Helmets save lives, I'm sure, but so does careful skiing within your limits with full awareness of all the risks around you. I wouldn't let my kids ski without a helmet, but I'm not about to join them... well at least until they work out I'm setting a bad example!