Nearly 20 years ago, my brother, Miles, crashed into a tree while skiing too fast down a slick run at Mammoth Mountain, California. I was skiing in front of him, and neither of us were wearing helmets ...

Ski helmets aren’t just a stylish accessory, but an essential piece of equipment that can spell the difference between a minor tumble and a life-altering injury. In fact, “Helmets provide a 63 to 88% ...

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here. Skiing has been around for thousands of years, and for the ...

Helmets are the now-popular, once-glossed-over piece of our ski ensembles that, pun intended, wear many hats for our skiing experience. Helmets are the unsung (or, lately, sung) heroes of skiing.

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Elizabeth (Lizzie) Shilko, giddy as a kid on Christmas morning, watched as a semi-trailer carrying the first delivery of her company’s ski and snowboard helmets and googles backed into the loading ...

A properly fitting ski or snowboard helmet is scientifically proven to reduce the risk and severity of head injuries on the snow. But I don’t think that’s the only reason to wear one. IMO helmets are ...