realskiers

Update: Reason 35 why I'm glad I have a helmet.

Skiing at Powder Mountain on the first run of the day from the lodge down to the lift.  Cruising along, beginning a gentle turn to the left when my peripheral vision sees this riderless snowboard right beside me.  WHOMP!!  Hit my head very hard.  I think the upturned tips of my skis actually skied onto the board, just due to the random circumstances of time and place.

I actually felt pretty groggy when I first lifted my head up, but later had no headache or residual effects.  I believe that without a helmet this would have ended my day (if not worse) on the patrol sled after 75 seconds of skiing.

14 year old girl was going down to the lift to "put her tether on" when she lost the board and it took off.