Cloud skiing, mmmmmm, i'll have to try it . Do you need a helmet?

Got my Boeri this March, wife made me promise to wear it in utah, talked her into paying for it .......banged it around pretty good first day at alta..high rustler.....flat skis, don't go in the trees..... all fall down. Anyway, wore it five days there and one more in wv, i don't find it uncomfortable, did I mention it was silver, keeps your head dry if it's snowing or raining, i'm more likely to go in the trees....maybe not a good thing?? It's a apain in the a s s when i have to take it off though, won't fit in pocket.

I'd rather wear a hat.

Jimmy,
You already know this since you met me at T-line but... Both by daughter and I always wear ours (when skiing that is ). We have matching copper colored Giro Fuse helmets. I'll have to try that cloud skiing to get me through the rest of this nasty un-season.

-Warren-

Warren, TLH, seems to make sense that it's easier to convince the kids it's cool to wear a helmet when you're wearing one too. Just look at The Colonel, he's either starting his second childhood, or maybe never left his first . Doesn't seem like too many folks on the board wear helmets.

I've been wearing a black Boeri for many year snow. Mostly to set a good example when teaching (lots of parents have pointed out my helmet to their kids), but also because I started riding the board in the pipe and park. I usually take it off when the temp gets over 45 due to my hair catching on fire, but I bought a white one for spring skiing over the off season.

I also wear a black Boeri; I'm thinking of going to the Giro with earflaps for the tunes. I don't know if my head is big or just shaped funny, (probably both), but I've never found a hat that will keep my ears covered. A few times I've almost frozen them off, which takes a lot of fun out of the day for me. With the helmet, I never even think about my ears, I'm just always comfortable. I could maybe use more air vents like the newer helmet designs have, because as Rusty says it gets hot on a warm day, but for the most part the helmet neutraizes what used to be a significant problem for me.
I've also seen a good number of smushed heads in the trauma bay, (although none from skiing), and anything I can do to minimize the chance of that happening to me I'm going to do (except stay out of the trees and off the steeps, ski slowly, etc., of course...). A helmet doesn't prevent head injury, but it surely must decrease the severity of the head bonk in some situations and that plus warm ears is good enough for me.
The helmet also gives me a place to put some totally rad stickers, so when I snowboard I feel more like a shredder and less like a "gray on a tray"! Not that I'm fooling anyone....

Definitely check out a Giro. We switched to Giro ski helmets 5 years ago based on our experience with the brand in biking helmets. They are great helmets and you can fit them to almost any size head with fillers that come with. Shadow, who is big-headed [physically!] upgraded to the tunes version last year and loves it. I'm jealous, but can't justify a new helmet ... yet!

Jimmy - I *have* to ask you dude ... your original message was so funny ... how much of what substance did it take to get you that way so next time you're here I can insure a replay and witness it for myself lol !

.. and I *never* think it is unwise to wear a helmet. True my trusty Jofa "football helmet" mostly gathers dust in the closet, but that's just me. I like the Carrera (sp?) line personally. I just don't wear them ... I guess for me (just like not using condoms) skiing is a little more fun when it is risky. Plus it feels better. But here is a story that votes pro-helmet (but not pro-condom ... yuk):

I was doing gate training runs (actually at Ski Libery) and was very motivated to go as fast as possible. I *reaaaallllly* tightend up my line and was going to totally crush the next gate (hence my nickname/handle). I put my head down to the right and waited for the "clack" sound but to my surprise I experienced an impact right on the top of my head that felt (and sounded) like someone hitting me with a baseball bat... I actually hit the non-breakaway side of the gate with my head. Because of the speed, it made me see stars and I sort of started to pass out a little while still skiing. I just kind of sat down and slide down the rest of Whitney's on my side .... whew that goodness for the helmet! ... wait a sec .... didn't I tell that one on here before?! Gee I guess all those head impacts can have a cumulative effect!

I bought a helmet about 8 yrs. ago, the day after getting hit by a snowboarder coming out of the woods into a busy trail with no spotter. I believe the biggest risk of head injuries is on crowded blue and even green slopes, not the expert slopes and not the woods. I am also protecting a 64 yr. old head. Do you remember the Beatles song, When I'm 64?

My friend did cracked his own boeri helmet at Telluride but that didn't stop from protecting his head. He shipped it to Boeri co. for replacement at no charge. Before I was convinced to buy a Boeri, I was wearing a Bell helmet.

I wear Boeri Kameleon and the color is Blue.

My friend and I always remind each other to wear helmet by saying "load and lock" before snaking the virgin snow!

Wear a Giro 9 all the time, I ahve been for 2 years now.

For me i never had a head injury in the one year i skied without. But wear it now cause i generally like helmets more than hat. Hell mines nearly as light, warmer, drier andmore comfortable than any hat i ever tried to ski with.

It has helped with minor run ins with gates and tree branchs so far. At MRG this year i actually took a 3 inch branch(I awas in mid air and could not avoid it) of a tree with my head barely felt the impact and just kept skiing.