2011 Ski & Snowboard Helmet Preview
Transworld Business recently published a few previews of ski and snowboard helmets with a “ramped up rad factor” coming down the pipes for the 2010/2011 ski season. While these designs are still subject to slightly change, here is a pretty good preview of what you can expect from the snowboard helmet side of things next [...]
Is ski industry lagging on public support for Ski Helmets?
Demand for standardized headgear is there, but manufacturers reluctant As the ski season hits its stride across Canada, the issue of mandatory helmets on the slopes is once again gaining traction. “The market demand is out there,” says Anthony Toderian, spokesman for the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). “It’s really up to the manufacturers now.” The [...]
CSA-approved ski helmets could be on slopes next winter if makers act promptly
The Canadians Standards Association can’t say if Natasha Richardson would have survived if she had been wearing a CSA-approved helmet during her fatal ski accident in March. The actress died from a brain injury she sustained after a fall while skiing at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant ski resort. “There’s no way of knowing whether it [a helmet] [...]
Stylin’ on the slopes
When you get ready to head for the ski slopes this year, you don’t want to feel frumpy, like an abominable snowman who has seen better days sipping too many hot toddies by the fire back at the mountain lodge. Instead, you want to look like a “foxy” babe, no matter what you do during [...]
Snow gear goes high-tech
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — New wearable technologies turning up at ski resorts this winter promise to augment the adrenaline rush of launching yourself down a mountain. Protective helmets now sport cozy ear pads with speakers connected to your digital music player. Durable wristwatches can count your calories and measure your rate of descent. And easy-to-use [...]
Cell Phones In Ski Helmets
As if cell phones weren’t already a problem on crowded highways where challenged drivers pay more attention to calls than vehicles, now Giro has developed a helmet that’s wired to speakers in your earflaps with a switch and volume control. The link includes a Y-split that allows you to plug-in your audio player and your [...]
Getting Skiers to Wear Helmets
A lot of you may be planning a ski getaway this weekend. But health officials say too many of you won’t take along a key piece of equipment – a helmet. Now they’re launching a new campaign to change that. (KSL News) — They’re growing in popularity, but some think not fast enough. The Utah [...]
Ski-helmet use making headway
LAS VEGAS – Something monumental has happened to ski and snowboard helmets during the past few years. Suddenly, they’re acceptable. Maybe even cool. And expensive – from $40 to more than $150. No longer popular only with professional skiers and children, helmets have caught on with the rest of the snow-riding population as well. And [...]
Ski industry struggles to promote helmets without scaring clientele
Several high-profile deaths on ski slopes in recent years – including Sonny Bono and Michael Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy – have highlighted a tricky issue for the ski industry: the danger factor of bodies hurtling down slopes at high speeds. Combined with rising lawsuits from slope accidents, the deaths point up the need [...]
Leedom Factory Damaged in Fire
During the night of August 13, 2001, fire swept through the storage and secondary operation buildings of Leedom International’s contracted molding and assembly plant in Massachusetts. The fire destroyed the warehouse space of the facility and claimed Leedom’s supply of components and packaging materials, but was brought under control before reaching the molding facility. Although [...]
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