They're super light, comfortable to wear (temp and airflow), come in cool colors and shapes, integrate with my ipod... there's no reason not to wear one now.
I've been wearing a helmet for skiing and boarding for 15 years.
yes...here is the lid I like to rock...
Hell yes, 24.
Your brain is wickedly important and it only takes one nasty spill to *** you up for life. Go meet some people that live in a group home for the disabled, many of them wish they had worn a helmet doing there stunt, activity, they'll tell you this, if they can talk still.
mmitrick:caught an edge and knocked myself out once on the ice at snowshoe, wv...thats was all the convincing I needed to wear a helmet. Better than eating through a straw the rest of my life
used to wear a lid only 50% of the time, but since my last bail early this season, (which was hard enough to split my helmet and give me a mild consussion), I never ride without one anymore.
True that! I took a fall a few years ago (oddly enough also at Vail) where I took a decent fall. I hit my head and chest. I had the helmet on, so I got no head trauma, but I did break a rib, so I can imagine what would have happened without a helmet. The thing is, I wasn't doing any tricks or jumps or anything dangerous. Just cruising a cat track and caught an edge. You never know when you are going to go down.
Your choice - wear a helmet now, or wear a drool bucket later.
helmets are the best thing around now, they can keep you just as warm as a beanie, they can jam to your tunes just like skullcandy, AND theyll keep your cranium intact if you eat it harsh