Tag: Helmets

If you’re a skier or snowboarder, you know that next to your board, skis, and boots, the most important piece of equipment on the mountain is a helmet. No matter how skilled you are, you can’t predict when accidents happen, and a helmet is your best form of protection during serious crashes and falls.

“Skiing, regardless of your ability, is a sport with risk,” says Kaylin Richardson, two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing, 10-year veteran of the US Ski Team, and current pro big mountain skier, whose home mountain is Deer Valley in Park City, UT. “Wearing a helmet mitigates that