Free Lift ticket at Killington when you buy a Ski Helmet
I don’t want to sound like an overprotective fun-sponge parent, but I love “ski safety week.” Seriously, ski areas are concerned with safety every day of the year. Skiers should have at least one week each winter when the topic of safety is in your face. It’s now; Jan. 15-23 is The National Ski Area [...]
Ski resort giving out free helmets for kids
The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort is giving away free ski helmets to youth visitors throughout January to spread awareness about ski and snowboard safety. The Resort, in partnership with MountainView Hospital and Fremont Emergency Services, is sponsoring Lids on Kids, a national program that provides free ski safety education and helmets to children. [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Ski Helmet Bill in CA Approved
We just received fantastic news from the office of Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). The Senate health Committee (California) has approved Senate Bill 880, the new Child Ski Helmet Bill. We at SkiHelmets.org would like to congratulate Senator Yee, his staff and everyone else involved in this first step toward a new level of standards [...]
Officials promote helmet use for skiers, snowboarders
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who watched the Winter Olympics for the past three weeks saw ski and snowboard athletes wearing helmets, and local officials want to encourage head protection by offering free helmets and ski passes on Saturday. Brighton Ski Resort has teamed with officials at Intermountain Medical Center, Life Flight and the Brain [...]
Helmets Must Be Part of Skiing and Snowboarding Culture, Doctors Urge
ScienceDaily (Feb. 18, 2010) — While the world’s best skiers and snowboarders at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games compete with helmets on, many other skiers and snowboarders are choosing to forego this important piece of safety equipment. In fact, many skiers and snowboarders place fashion before safety, according to a commentary by a St. [...]
Stanley Tucci Won’t hit the slopes without his Ski Helmet
Tucci Wears Ski Helmet Following Richardson’s Death STANLEY TUCCI always makes sure he wears a helmet when he goes skiing – after his best friend NATASHA RICHARDSON died in an accident on the slopes last year (09). Richardson passed away last March (09) after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fall during an alpine [...]
Ski Helmets Encouraged for All Research Says
Head injuries reduced without harm to neck, researchers finds SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — Helmets reduce skiers’ and snowboarders’ risk of head injury by 35 percent and don’t increase the risk of neck injury, a new study shows. Some people believe that helmets may increase the risk of neck injury when skiers and snowboarders [...]
Even Vladimir Putin is wearing a ski helmet
British men are divided on the issue of ski helmets. For years, a woolly hat, with or without a pompom, sufficed. Even the death of the actress Natasha Richardson, who suffered a brain injury after a minor fall last year, didn’t persuade a hard core of enthusiasts to embrace this accessory. Instead, they blamed the [...]
Put a LID on it – Canadian Brain Surgeon supports Ski Helmets
Do call Dr. Charles Tator helmet head.” A top Canadian brain surgeon and seasoned skier, he wears a helmet every time he hits the slopes. Around the world traumatic brain injuries are on the rise, probably due to increased speed and acrobatics in skiing and snowboarding. And helmets definitely save lives, says Tator, the foremost [...]
National Ski Patrol Partners with Ski Helmet Safety Program
NATIONAL SKI PATROL TEAMS WITH LEADING HELMET SAFETY PROGRAM (Burlington, VT) The National Ski Patrol and PHAT, a ski helmet advocacy program supported by Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care, have formed a partnership to promote increased use of ski helmets at the nation’s ski areas. The National Ski Patrol (NSP) will assist [...]
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