Helmet saved skier’s life, dad says
ENGLEWOOD – The father of a ski racer said her helmet saved her life, and he appealed to all skiers and snowboarders to wear helmets whether they ski green, blue or black runs.
The 15-year-old girl has been upgraded to good condition at Swedish Medical Center after arriving in critical condition with a head injury.
The skier is part of a Canadian national alpine team that was training at Keystone Resort, said her father, Steve, on Thursday. He didn’t give his last name or his daughter’s first or last name, saying he wished to keep her identity confidential.
Everyone on the team wears helmets, he said. “It probably saved her life.”
The father and doctors don’t know many details about her crash, except that teammates observed she was slightly off the ski trail just before it happened. Each ski run is given a difficulty rating ranging from green to blue to black.
Helmets can lessen a head injury, which often gets worse during the time it takes to reach a hospital, said Dr. Michael Craun, trauma medical director at Swedish.
“Time is our worst enemy” with head injuries, Craun said.
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