realskiers

I grew up without em; I started skiing in the late 1980's. In my teens I bought it many times....HARD too. Maybe I was lucky..or maybe it was just the way the wind was blowing. It's just not my preference to wear one. I don't personally associate skiing with a helmet. Could that change? Sure could. I've learned to never say never.

We had a guy come to our office multiple times to do first aid training. He was fulltime EMT and a trainer. On the weekend: **** ski patroller! He was actually AGAINST making helmets mandatory at ski areas. Apparently, when they started making helmets mandatory for kids riding bikes, the rates of injuries went up signifcantly. The kids thought because they had a helmet on, they were less likely to get hurt...so they did more risky things. He and many patrollers were worried that same trend would translate to skiing. That was his train of thought; I found it interesting.

Again, it's a personal choice. I wear my lid when I ride my ATV and I've been wearing my seatbelt since before it became the law. I think these choices should be up to people.