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I mainly wear one to hopefully reduce the amount of head trauma when falling sideways and contacting the slope, not for high-speed impact into a tree.

Also, when tree skiing, getting smacked by a good size branch doesn't hurt when it hits the helmet, but I'm sure it would if I wasn't wearing one.

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  On 1/23/2018 at 7:16 PM, indiggio said:

I do it all summer long.

If I go on the ski slope, at least I will have been doing something I enjoyed up until the bitter end.

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I'm not that concerned about death as long as it's instant...I feel bad for those that have a long slow death from cancer or something. My office managers 22 year old cousin died Sunday of the flu..that sort of thing is scary.  

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  On 1/23/2018 at 7:18 PM, indiggio said:

I mainly wear one to hopefully reduce the amount of head trauma when falling sideways and contacting the slope, not for high-speed impact into a tree.

Also, when tree skiing, getting smacked by a good size branch doesn't hurt when it hits the helmet, but I'm sure it would if I wasn't wearing one.

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True back in college when I didn't wear a helmet I had tree branches pick my hat right off of my head.  

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  On 1/23/2018 at 7:19 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

True back in college when I didn't wear a helmet I had tree branches pick my hat right off of my head.  

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I've smacked branches hard enough to crack the lenses in my goggles. 

I wouldn't think of venturing into the woods without either goggles and helmet.

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  On 1/23/2018 at 7:34 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

It hit her really hard...he went to the hospital for thermaflu or Tamaflu on Friday and died at home Sunday.  He lived with his dad, her uncle and he heard a thud and he collapsed.  Plus right now his dad has the flu which he got from his son.  Crazy and sad. 

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the flu is no joke.

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  On 1/23/2018 at 7:11 PM, SallyCat said:

Same. Couple of years ago I spent three months in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Neurology ICU watching a family member recover from a traumatic brain injury from falling off a step ladder. Ditched my then-current helmet and got one with MIPS in it.

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I'm on the MIPS bandwagon too.  Biking and skiing.

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  On 1/23/2018 at 9:18 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
I was just thinking about the stickers. I'm not big on replacing things. I've had the same desk chair since 2004 and my dad was saying it needs to be replaced because it's worn out and I said maybe in a few years lol. 

I'm the same way. I have a pair of shoes I wear to work that I've had since 9th grade (I'm 37). I'm not very big into fancy shit and status symbols. Would rather spend my money on travel, beer and fun.


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  On 1/23/2018 at 9:16 PM, indiggio said:

Punt!   I have stickers older than 5 years!

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In theory, the sticker might add to the structural integrity of the helmet, and .170 microns of extra cushioning. 

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  On 1/23/2018 at 6:17 PM, Shadows said:

You slid down so whatever

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I didn't slide down Hump. I slid down White Lightning. When I stood at the precipice I thought I may end up another fatality at Montage, so I decided to slide down so I could ski another day.

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