Helmets Are Cool

[icelanticskier]

...but don't you get bored making wiggle turns?

but I like my lil Wasatch wiggles



rog

[~mikey b]

Helmets are cool.

My wife had a bad concussion wearing a helmet last March.

She's fine now.

Probably wouldn't have been w/o a helmet

[Slaag Master]

rog, those are not bumps and that is a bunny hill!!!!! no helmet needed there!!!!

[icelanticskier]

rog, those are not bumps and that is a bunny hill!!!!! no helmet needed there!!!!

oh but I assure you they are in fact, bumps. tough angle for the camera to really get a good look at em. no helmet needed there, or anywhere really. solid body mechanics/technique means no falling, anywhere at anytime. shit you got those long steel edged foot extensions on. tough to fall with 180+cm foot extensions with super solid casts for footwear

would be more reasonable to walk about in our daily lives wearing a helmet. tripping on foot is so much more likely

glad your wife's ok mike!

rog

[vt_ski]

True, but only if you're not pushing the limits.

tough to fall with 180+cm foot extensions with super solid casts for footwear

rog

[Slaag Master]

low angle bumps!!!!!!!!!!! we call that sluff!!!!!

[DasBlunt]

Man, all this time I imagined rog as actually skiing Icelantics, old, and way fatter. nice pole technique bro.

[icelanticskier]

True, but only if you're not pushing the limits.

it's all relative.

rog

[icelanticskier]

low angle bumps!!!!!!!!!!! we call that sluff!!!!!

I absolutely love your use of exclamation points!!!!

rog

[icelanticskier]

Man, all this time I imagined rog as actually skiing Icelantics, old, and way fatter. nice pole technique bro.

naw, k2 guy, reasonably fit, and going on 41. thanx for the compliment. everything starts with the hands

rog

[hatchgreenchile]

Solid technique won't help when that hidden log, rock or stump sends you flying.

That's why I always helmet up.

[whitewoodchuck]

I can't believe this went on for 7 pages! Why not leave Rog alone? I've been skiing with a bunch of guys (and a girl or two!) for the past 20 years or so, folks in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Some of us wear hats and some wear helmets - we don't talk about it, we just go out and have fun. Time to end this thread and move on...

[Bottleman]

I can't believe this went on for 7 pages! Why not leave Rog alone? I've been skiing with a bunch of guys (and a girl or two!) for the past 20 years or so, folks in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Some of us wear hats and some wear helmets - we don't talk about it, we just go out and have fun. Time to end this thread and move on...

Gore or Whiteface?

[whitewoodchuck]

Gore or Whiteface?

Whiteface.

[XXX-er]

I can't believe this went on for 7 pages! Why not leave Rog alone? I've been skiing with a bunch of guys (and a girl or two!) for the past 20 years or so, folks in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Some of us wear hats and some wear helmets - we don't talk about it, we just go out and have fun. Time to end this thread and move on...

Say you want to not wear a helmet or not use snow tires or insure your car or sell custom heat molded boot liners that you talk your customer out of custom heat molding or any one of a number of things you could just do it and not tell anyone

OR you could come on a skiing web site and tell people who almost all will disagree with you

rog always likes to chose the latter so yes folks could or should move on from this thread BUT it would just happen on the next thread

Every exchange with Rog is like wrestling with a pig, you both get dirty but the pig enjoys it

[Bottleman]

This site would be worthless without Rog.

My guess is that the OP simply wants him to be around for as long as possible, hence the desire for him to wear a helmet.

It's all about the love people.

[BigDaddy]

Like I said earlier, this thread deserves to be posted for several reasons...

It's a heart wrenching true tale of two skiers that both wish they wore helmets. Which I have been a believer in for forty years.

It has several mags involved.

It has some useful, tho spammy information others may benefit from.


That said, if Rog, or whomever, doesn't want to wear one, no problem. I respect their rights (but still think it's foolish). And I am sure there is some aspect of my life others may find foolish, too. I am not preaching, but simply presenting this very well done piece... take it or leave it for what it is.

Helmet or not, I'm hoping no one has any injuries and a great season.

[BigDaddy]

And yeah Rog, those are NOT moguls, but ski safe.

[icelanticskier]

Solid technique won't help when that hidden log, rock or stump sends you flying.

That's why I always helmet up.

if i'm skiing in an area that may have thin cover or hidden things under the surface I slow waaaaaaay down. in fact the last time I had a ski pop off was 2006 skiing at stowe off the bench. the summit stake was at barely 40 inches so I knew the woods were just barely in. I skied defensively as it was the smart thing to do. when I did in fact find that hidden log under the snow, my ski went right under it, but I was skiing slowly enough to let my leg go back and the ski popped off.

know where yer skiing, know how much snow it takes to cover shit up, and ski to suit the conditions. many folks just ski and don't think about these things

ski smart.

bd, they are moguls. I don't catch a bit of air skiing groomers.

hey WWC, come by and say hi sometime!

rog

[oftpiste]

Better stop having sex, huh?

wait.... I'm supposed to be having sex?

[~mikey b]

wait.... I'm supposed to be having sex?

Only if yer wearing crash protection....

[whitewoodchuck]

hey WWC, come by and say hi sometime!

rog

Will do!! You are off my normal track up 93, but will make the swing by the shop soon.

WWC

[whitewoodchuck]

Like I said earlier, this thread deserves to be posted for several reasons...

It's a heart wrenching true tale of two skiers that both wish they wore helmets. Which I have been a believer in for forty years.

It has several mags involved.

It has some useful, tho spammy information others may benefit from.


That said, if Rog, or whomever, doesn't want to wear one, no problem. I respect their rights (but still think it's foolish). And I am sure there is some aspect of my life others may find foolish, too. I am not preaching, but simply presenting this very well done piece... take it or leave it for what it is.

Helmet or not, I'm hoping no one has any injuries and a great season.

BD,

Props for putting up this thread, we all need to think on this topic!

WWC

[Buster Highmen]

That said, if Rog, or whomever, doesn't want to wear one, no problem. I respect their rights (but still think it's foolish). And I am sure there is some aspect of my life others may find foolish, too. I am not preaching, but simply presenting this very well done piece... take it or leave it for what it is.

Helmet or not, I'm hoping no one has any injuries and a great season.

Newsflash: you come off as preachy as possible.
Newsflash: if you don't want to come off as preachy, don't call people who don't follow your "presentations" fools.

Thanks.

[Scotsman50]

Newsflash: you come off as preachy as possible.
Newsflash: if you don't want to come off as preachy, don't call people who don't follow your "presentations" fools.

Thanks.

Thought exactly the same thing when I read his post...thanks for calling it.