Shame on Ski Instructors not wearing a Ski Helmet
By Matt Sampson – SkiHelmets.org Director ARVADA, COLORADO – As a Colorado Native and long time lover of skiing and the outdoors, I was very excited this season to get my three kids (7,5 and 3) on the slopes again. My wife and I decided this year to put our two older boys in weekly [...]
Are ski helmets on the slopes a wise precaution or unnecessary caution?
The 2009/10 season will be a watershed in the use of crash helmets by recreational skiers. Two decades ago it was unusual to see anyone but a racer wearing a helmet; now, figures from the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) suggest that in the US most recreational skiers will be doing so this season. Its [...]
Skiing Safety is On You. Not your Ski Helmet.
Source: Summit Daily News Back in the 1980s, I worked for a time at Angel Fire ski resort in New Mexico. During the day, I taught skiing. At night I waited tables in a restaurant at the base of the mountain. One of the youngsters working there was the son of the general manager. He [...]
First Ski Resorts to Require the Use of Ski Helmets
This is big news. This could be the start of something great on the slopes. Here is the entire press release from Intrawest regarding the requests for ski helmet use. Intrawest To Recommend That All Resort Guests Wear Ski Helmets New Snowsports Helmet Use Guidelines Receive Industry Support From The National Ski Areas Association And [...]
Debate over ski helmets heats up after British actress’s death
The death of British actress Natasha Richardson after she tumbled on a Quebec ski hill has rekindled the debate on forcing skiers to wear helmets. Quebec is leading the charge to ensure all skiers and snowboarders in the province wear helmets. The province is considering legislation that would make helmets mandatory on Quebec’s ski hills. [...]
Use your head on the ski slopes
When Leon Carr of Grand Island suffered fatal injuries while snowboarding in mid-February at Holiday Valley, he was wearing a helmet. That is not surprising. There is only so much helmets can do, and one thing they dont do is reduce deaths on the slopes. There is no evidence they reduce fatalities, said Dr. Jasper [...]
Should Skiing Helmets Be Mandatory?
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) – After the death of 17 year old Adam Filock after a skiing accident at Holiday Valley, the controversy over whether helmets should be mandatory is being raised. Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Anthony Billittier tells Newsradio 930 WBEN there’s no definitive word yet on how effective helmets can be against skiing [...]
Sports Rx: Don’t forget your helmet
“If only they had worn a helmet.” That wistful refrain runs through many doctors’ minds when someone dies from a winter sports-related head injury that could have been prevented. With temperatures dropping and winter in full swing, physicians are bracing to treat the inevitable bumps, sprains and dreaded head traumas that come every year at [...]
Still resisting the inevitable: a ski helmet
On a recent ski day while riding the high-speed quad, a helmet-wearing friend wondered when I might also invest in a helmet so I could “ski through the trees.” Although I think what he really meant was so I could ski into the trees. Anyway, I resisted going out and buying a helmet. That doesn’t [...]
Strap brain buckets where they belong — on sledders
The first time I saw a serious concussion, I didn’t have a clue as to what it was. All I knew was that a fellow grade-schooler was down in the middle of the Minnesota street we used for a sledding hill, and that blood was coming out his ears. He’d just been struck below the [...]
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