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Choosing A Ski Helmet
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Besides adding comfort and boosting performance on
the slopes, helmets provide an all-important safety element. Here are the basics to help you choose the styles best suited
to your activity and the prevailing weather conditions.
Helmet basics
Ventilation
Shells
Full versus Open Faced
Visors
Most helmets designed for
wintersport use are appropriate for both skiing and snowboarding
The type of activity be it recreational or competitive
participation, as well as the terrain and your own personal preference, should determine the helmet that best suits your needs.
Ventilation - If
you plan to ski in warm spring conditions or in temperate locales, or if you tend to work up a sweat, consider a helmet with
good ventilation that will provide airflow and thus add to your overall comfort.
Non-ventilated snowboard helmets restrict
airflow and are generally preferable for wet, snowy, or extremely cold conditions.
Shells - Most ski helmets have a UV stabilized polycarbonite shell that provides high strength and light weight.
The helmet interior is usually made of expanded, double-density polystyrene (18mm) with additional lining for comfort
and protection.
Full vs. open
faced - Generally, full-face helmets are
designed for competition, such as speed and slalom events, in which the wearer is at higher risk of falling forward or hitting
objects straight-on.
Open-face helmets are more common and less cumbersome for recreational use.
Visors - Many ski helmets come with a built-in visor, and those that don't will usually
accept visor attachments.
Sometimes it is easier to fit goggles to helmets that don't have a built-in visor, but
you should check a model's specifications to be sure.
Visors can cut overhead glare and can help protect your face
in wet or windy weather.
Helmet styles
Full Shell
Short Shell
Competition
Youth
How to Fit a Helmet
The type of ski helmet style you purchase
depends on how and where you ski.
Full shell - Full
shell models provide complete coverage and seal out wind, precipitation and other elements normally encountered on the slopes.
Some also have venting to help regulate temperature.
These are recommended if you are planning to do a lot of tricks or
some faster skiing
Short
shell - Short shell models offer comparable
protection to full shell styles, but give less coverage and have a less armored and constrictive feel, many include venting
and removable liners.
Buy this type of helmet if you are uncomfortable with the full helmet.
Competition - Competition helmets feature densely padded liners, structured open ear zones inside the shell, and add-on
jaw pieces for speed and slalom events.
This may be too much if you are a strictly recreational skier, but is highly recommended
if you plan on participating in some serious downhill competition.
Youth - Youth helmets
are simply proportioned to smaller heads.
Look for the same safety standards as adult helmets
Most have pads that
can be inserted or taken out to adjust to a child's head size.
How to fit a helmet - You wear a helmet to protect your head from injury, but you won't get the maximum
protection unless it is properly sized with a snug, aligned fit. The information below is designed to guide you in achieving
a safe, secure helmet fit.
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To find the right helmet size,
simply measure the circumference of your head where a hat would sit. i .e. just above your eyebrows. Sizes are in centimetres
Fit Tips
Look at the bike helmet example to the
right. A helmet fits properly when:
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it sits squarely on the head with the
front of the helmet low on the brow to protect the forehead.
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the padding exerts firm, uniform pressure
all around the head so that the skin on the forehead moves as the helmet is rotated from left to right and from front to back.
If the harness isn't correctly adjusted, it's possible
for the helmet to be knocked off or out of place.
The harness is correctly adjusted when:
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the helmet sits squarely on the head
with the front low on the brow to protect the forehead.
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the front and rear straps form a "Y"
just below and forward of the ears.
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there is no slack when the chin-strap
is fastened.
General Tips:
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Do not wear a helmet tipped back on
the head. Even if you can form the "Y" around the ears and eliminate slack, helmets worn on the back of the head are more
likely to pop off and do not protect the forehead.
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Buckle the chin strap securely at the
throat. Connect the buckle according to the instructions provided with your helmet, and pull on the strap until it is snug
against your throat. This ensures that your helmet will not come off at high-impact.
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