[WellyP]

Skiing WITHOUT A HELMET is an invitation to a head injury!! As a skiing professional and very successful alpine ski racer I would NEVER ski without a helmet.

[nuconvert]

“Skiing WITHOUT A HELMET is an invitation to a head injury”

This is what I’ve been wondering. Don’t the ski resorts require helmets during lessons? I guess not

[BluH2o]

Skiing WITHOUT A HELMET is an invitation to a head injury!! As a skiing professional and very successful alpine ski racer I would NEVER ski without a helmet.

This person was on a beginners slope. Helmets started to pick up momentum when snow boarding became all the rage. I've skied for decades, recently returning from a skiing vacation in Colorado. Name a ski resort in CO, UT, ID, or CA ... not to mention VT, NH or Quebec (Mont Tremblant) and I've (probably) skied their slopes. Bottom line ... yeah, you can always make an argument for ski helmets, but then again maybe Americans should never exceed 45 mph on the interstates ... it will save lives.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Helmets are no guarantee that you won't get seriously injured or die and they give a lot of people a false sense of security.

Asher Crank

[fullchroma]

She was on the Bunny Slope! It was a sad fluke.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

As a skiing professional and very successful alpine ski racer I would NEVER ski without a helmet.

Yikes! I've never skied WITH a helmet. One of my favorite runs at Heavenly is the one where Sonny Bono bought the farm...

[Republicanprofessor]

I am also a ski professional, and I am really glad that I am not Richardson’s instructor.

Do you students usually fall on their heads? Usually it is upon their rear ends, a softer part of their bodies. If you are teaching the beginner lesson the way the PSIA (Professional Ski Instructor’s Association)outlines such a lesson, your students should not be hitting their heads.

I would really like to hear more about how she fell.