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 Injury [...]
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 holiday in [...]
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 fall, particularly [...]
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 expert on [...]
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 PHAT [...]
Safe Kids Canada asks public for support for helmets on the slopes
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Safe Kids Canada is asking the public for their virtual votes in favour of the use of helmets on the slopes.
An online petition launched on the group’s website Friday is aimed at showing support for the “Vancouver Charter on Skiing Safety,” which encourages people to wear helmets when they ski and snowboard. [...]
Ski Helmet advocate honored with Award
A West Vancouverite who has been leading the charge for increased helmet use in the snowsports industry and improved brain injury prevention programs nationwide this week received a prestigious award recognizing contributions in the field.
Richard Kinar, a regular Whistler visitor and skier, on Saturday (Nov. 14) was to receive the Dr. Tom Pashby Safety Fund [...]
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 Canada West [...]
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