As a wise man once said, “the times they are a changing”. If you’ve been on the slope in the past two years you’ve noticed the increase in skiers and snowboarders wearing helmets. Some mountains even made ski helmets mandatory. Personally I’ve been back and forth between helmet and non-helmet for years, but the older I get the wiser I get to the benefits of wearing a helmet. Not only have helmets become safer over the years, they have actually become stylish, lighter and technologically savvy.

If you’re new to the sport or new to these head buckets of protection there are a few things that an experienced helmet ‘rocker’ can advise you on. Continue reading →