Resort operators take note: there are millions of other skiers who feel the same way. It is in your best interest to fight this buttinsky-ism with all your might.
I would guess that about 70% of skiers in the US already wear helmets. In europe the number is much smaller. Maybe 10%. I never wore one until I saw a skier get killed by a snowboarder near Cordoba a few years ago. The snowboarder came over a rise and hit the skier directly in the head with the board. The first year I wore it, it saved me from getting my head sliced open after a collision with another skier. One of our edges from a lose ski cut a big slice into the front of my helmet. They are also great for keeping your head much warmer and being able to stay out for a couple more runs.
It will be their corporate lawyers who recommend the resorts mandate the wearing of helmets. I'm surprised it hasn't already happened.......
I disagree with laws making it mandatory for skiing, as I would for biking. But personally, this is the first yeat I myself am actually considering buying a helmet. So many snowboarders on the mountains and many times they move to their blind backside without even looking. Just too many close calls......
I spent the week before this skiing at Mont-Tremblant, and I’d say about 90% of the people on the slopes are already wearing helmets. I wasn’t one of them, but I’ve been thinking it might be a good idea.