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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Hard Shell vs. Soft Shell Ski Helmets

Your choice of a snow sport helmet should first meet the standards from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Common European Norm (CEN), American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and/or the Snell Standard which is the most stringent. Check the box (or label) for this information. All helmets have an inner rigid [...]

Ski helmet testing planned: Agency

MONTREAL — The Canadian Standards Association has come out with testing and certification protocols for recreational ski and snowboarding helmets they hope will standardize the manufacture of helmets and, ultimately, reduce head injuries. “We’ve come up with special testing and performance requirements for helmets, and a helmet with a CSA sticker on it will indicate [...]