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Snowing accident!!
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 03-17-09 18:20Snowing accident!!
Another awful head injury for the helmet debatehttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=15158620>1=61502&ocid=today
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Thank god she didn't do it in Bulgaria.K
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I just do not understand - they said on the news it happened on a learners' slope. How the heck can you damage your head so badly on a lerners' slope??? It looks to me like - so thin as she looks on the photo - she was just not fit and strong enough for any skiing. Sad!
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If you fall over and bang your head hard and the circumstances are all wrong, it makes no difference if it happens on a nursery slope or on a black run.
I was in Schladming two weeks ago and the authorities are providing helmets for a 10 Euro returnable deposit. A free loan. People not wearing helmets were in a tiny minority.
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yep wear mine all the time now, you have to remember, its not always about you, some other a**e can wipe you out as well, as i found out, and a couple of really hard smacks later on the helmet, no problem, without the helmet???????? well id have certainly had a hell of a sore head at best 
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just got back from bansko, on the second day they closed the gondola at dinner time because of high winds, they did put buses on but the queues were huge so i took the ski road home, its the third time in bansko and i have done the ski road a few times, on a board its a pita, to many flat spots, anyway, i was aboout 3/4 down and travelling flat out and whilst just about to turn heel to toe a skier cut straight infront of my line, i had to turn a little bit sharper than expected and hit some ...
just got back from bansko, on the second day they closed the gondola at dinner time because of high winds, they did put buses on but the queues were huge so i took the ski road home, its the third time in bansko and i have done the ski road a few times, on a board its a pita, to many flat spots, anyway, i was aboout 3/4 down and travelling flat out and whilst just about to turn heel to toe a skier cut straight infront of my line, i had to turn a little bit sharper than expected and hit some ice at the same time and flipped forwards (first time in about 6 years!) i landed on my temple area and continued to flip over a couple of times, i took me about 10 mins to get up as i was winded heavily but apart from a few scrtatches above my lip and a bruised ego i was fine, without my lid who knows, but face first into ice at mach 10, it wouldnt have been pretty 
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Fraser, your comments are supported by Russ's story... it's so often the actions of other idiots whose actions cause problems.
My missus had some jerk ski right across the back of her skis at quite a speed and it really unnerved her for the rest of the holiday, always looking behind for troublemakers.
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Been wearing a helmet for 3 years now. Would never ski without it again.And they look cool
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Agree Pete, wore a helmet first time this year and it was comfy, warm and I felt a bit more confident about being rear ended, plus I could strap my camera to it and have been able to bore everyone since coming back with shakey video footage of my hols. Bonus
