Avoidable injury and death from head trauma

Updated on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 15:45 by mavenandmeddler

I spent the morning at Mt Rose, and as I rode up the Northwest high speed, I was casually counting the number of fellow skiers without helmets. It was astounding.

Considering the tragedy of Natasha Richardson’s fall while skiing and subsequent death, I wish somebody could explain to me why skiers still don’t get it. I got it after Sonny Bono’s death. That’s when I finally bought a bucket and really started wearing it religously. Now, skiing without a helmet would be like driving the car sans seatbelts. Really weird and unacceptable.

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