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Steve Haigh wrote:
WeatherCam wrote: snip I'm a boarder and did not use it at all in Montgenevre pre xmas - going touring this year in April and I will not use one then - for obvious reasons - plus if you are prone to over heating / sweating, like me buying a black helmet was not the most inteligent thing to do!! I'd agree totaly, hiking or touring is one time when I would probably leave the helmet at home. Just too hot. I can not understand why the manufacturers make Black Helmets. My old helmet was black and it was almost unwearable in anything but the coldest conditions. (I wore it for racing and training, 'cos you have to, but I would have to take it off after every run!). I've now replaced it with a *Stylish* new salomon one (well its metalic blue and red, very garish), because its a paler colour it gets nowhere near as hot, and I can keep it on for longer and wear it more for free skiing. When I'm racing or training wearing a helmet does let me go faster, I dont have to worry about hitting a pole out of the way with my head! but when I'm free skiing I don't think it makes any difference to the risks I take. Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk .. |
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MoonMan wrote:
I can not understand why the manufacturers make Black Helmets. My old helmet was black and it was almost unwearable in anything but the coldest I think you do understand, it's for those people who think it looks cool. conditions. (I wore it for racing and training, 'cos you have to, but I would have to take it off after every run!). I've now replaced it with a *Stylish* new salomon one (well its metalic blue and red, very garish), because its a paler colour it gets nowhere near as hot, and I can keep it on They look quite nice (see above!), I'm thinking of a new helmet and i liked the design of the Salomon also. Ian |
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Ian Spare wrote:
MoonMan wrote: I can not understand why the manufacturers make Black Helmets. My old helmet was black and it was almost unwearable in anything but the coldest I think you do understand, it's for those people who think it looks cool. conditions. (I wore it for racing and training, 'cos you have to, but I would have to take it off after every run!). I've now replaced it with a *Stylish* new salomon one (well its metalic blue and red, very garish), because its a paler colour it gets nowhere near as hot, and I can keep it on They look quite nice (see above!), I'm thinking of a new helmet and i liked the design of the Salomon also. It's quite good to ski in, doesn't interfere with your hearing to much, apart from wind noise sometimes, and doesn't seem to effect my peripheral vision. I've got the chin guard on mine (good idea for slalom) and unlike my previous chin guard it doesn't cause my glasses to steam up. and the lining is washable apparently, which mine will probably need after a summer of dry slope races/training. -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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personally, i have the occasional yard sale or two on a regular basis, so a
lid makes sense for me. i upgraded to a full face this season - salomon crossmax - and i have no regrets. i still keep my beanie helmet for warmer days when i'm out for a leisurely cruise, but on cold/aggressive days the crossmax is an absolute godsend. in terms of making lids compulsory, i think this is a no brainer for children under 16. but for adults i think the decision should be up to them. if joe vacationer from new jersey wants to come out to whistler and hit the slopes in a pair of jeans and not much else, he should be able to without interference from some silly nanny ski-laws. what's wrong with culling some of dumber population anyways? |
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funkraum wrote:
(Carl_M) wrote: [...] In most things America is a few year ahead of Europe. In Tignes last week I reckon that about 8-10% of adults were wearing helmets in a few years time I would expect it to be up to the 30-50% someone mentioned was now the case in the US. In a country which requires stickers bearing the legend "Contents harmful - do not drink" on car batteries, and where you may win damages against a manufacturer of microwave ovens because they failed to place a sticker on the microwave warning you not to place your toy poodle in there to dry it, it is no surprise that the population have to wear helmets to indulge in an activity as ordinary as skiing. Second last time I skied Courchevel we emerged from the Couloirs area to see a boy of 12-14 who had fallen, someone had then gone into and over his head. 'Twas messy. Made me pause and think for a moment. I already use a back protector to prevent further injury (in some terrain) and I'd happily wear a lightweight ski helmet, but it needs to be carbon, super trick with an Arai sticker. -- Hog |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:16:48 -0000, "Hog" squeezed
out the following: Second last time I skied Courchevel we emerged from the Couloirs area to see a boy of 12-14 who had fallen, someone had then gone into and over his head. 'Twas messy. Made me pause and think for a moment. I already use a back protector to prevent further injury (in some terrain) and I'd happily wear a lightweight ski helmet, but it needs to be carbon, super trick with an Arai sticker. And a pair of dog ears stuck on? fx: ducks We're off to La Plagne tomorrow. Play nicely! -- Colin Irvine A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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Colin Irvine wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:16:48 -0000, "Hog" squeezed out the following: Second last time I skied Courchevel we emerged from the Couloirs area to see a boy of 12-14 who had fallen, someone had then gone into and over his head. 'Twas messy. Made me pause and think for a moment. I already use a back protector to prevent further injury (in some terrain) and I'd happily wear a lightweight ski helmet, but it needs to be carbon, super trick with an Arai sticker. And a pair of dog ears stuck on? fx: ducks We're off to La Plagne tomorrow. Play nicely! Ah nice. Stayed in Chapagny on the other side of the hill last year after La Tania. It's worth getting to the high point by the small glacier, loosing the skis and hiking round the hill to look down on Champagny Le Haut (conditions allowing). -- Hog |
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:49:51 -0000, "Hog" squeezed
out the following: Colin Irvine wrote: We're off to La Plagne tomorrow. Play nicely! Ah nice. Stayed in Chapagny on the other side of the hill last year after La Tania. It's worth getting to the high point by the small glacier, loosing the skis and hiking round the hill to look down on Champagny Le Haut (conditions allowing). We'll see - I'm blissfully unfit. -- Colin Irvine A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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Ian Spare wrote:
There were some people for whom the helment was clearly one more thing to buy along with this years jackets, radios and any other gadget they could find, mostly from the UK I thought :-) All the gear and no idea? Maybe that's part of it. When I was last in la Grave in '98 no-one wore helmets. I ski with quite a few helmet wearers - but they tend to be doing barrel rolls and flips and such like so all the protection would seem to be a good idea. For the skiing I do the only point I would wear a helmet is if there was risk of stonefall from above. Dunno about Pete's case for kids. The majority of kids do wear helmets now, even in France it is becoming a bit unacceptable to send your kids out without them, at least in big resorts. But at the same time when I learnt to ski as a kid we had extremely basic equipment and did jumps and stuff and no-one ever thought of the risks back then. I'm not sure wrapping everyone up in cotton wool is a good thing. Still I wear a helmet when motorcycling and wouldn't consider riding without it so maybe it is just the degree of risk being taken. |
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