Ski Helmets

skiers with helmets

It is true to say that most skiers and boarders now wear helmets, put quite simply it could save you from a serious head injury or even death. So buying a well fitted helmet could be a great investment but what should you be looking for?

Below we show you some different styles and brands of ski helmet. We also add in some buying tips on how to measure up for a ski helmet, to ensure that your safety is never compromised and include advice on ventilation and ensuring your helmet fits with your goggles.

 

Ski Helmets

Kask Helmets Class Shadow
Kask Helmets Class Shadow

Kask Helmets / Winter Sports

The Kask Class is one of the professionals love, this is thanks to it's great ventilation, comfort and elegant style. The helmet is equipped with the mirrored anti-fog and anti-scratch visor that offe...

£340.00

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Kask Helmets Class
Kask Helmets Class

Kask Helmets / Winter Sports

The Kask Class is one of the professionals love, this is thanks to it's great ventilation, comfort and elegant style. The helmet is equipped with the mirrored anti-fog and anti-scratch visor that offe...

£310.00

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Kask Helmets Class Shadow
Kask Helmets Class Shadow

Kask Helmets / Winter Sports

The Kask Class is one of the professionals love, this is thanks to it's great ventilation, comfort and elegant style. The helmet is equipped with the mirrored anti-fog and anti-scratch visor that offe...

£340.00

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Kask Helmets Class
Kask Helmets Class

Kask Helmets / Winter Sports

The Kask Class is one of the professionals love, this is thanks to it's great ventilation, comfort and elegant style. The helmet is equipped with the mirrored anti-fog and anti-scratch visor that offe...

£310.00

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Petzl Elia Helmet
Petzl Elia Helmet

Petzl / Winter Sports

The Petzl Elia helmet was designed and developed to respond specifically to the needs of women. The innovative OMEGA headband system (Petzl patent) allows the helmet to be put on and removed easily an...

£54.99

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Petzl Meteor III+ Helmet
Petzl Meteor III+ Helmet

Petzl / Winter Sports

Weighing only 235 grams, the METEOR III + sets the standard in terms of lightness and comfort. It is also one of our most ventilated models.Its innovative adjustment system allows each climber to adju...

£72.99

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Petzl Elios Helmet
Petzl Elios Helmet

Petzl / Winter Sports

The Petzl Elios Helmet is durable and offers efficient protection against impact with its ABS shell and polystyrene foam liner. It is entirely adjustable and adapts to all head shapes. The sliding ven...

£54.99

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Petzl Scirocco Helmet
Petzl Scirocco Helmet

Petzl / Winter Sports

The Petzl Sirocco is an Ultra-lightweight mountaineering helmet only weighting a total of 165g. Thansk to it's monobloc condtruction, Petzl can minimise the weight while still having excellent impact ...

£74.99

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Barts Kids Helmet Cover
Barts Kids Helmet Cover

Barts / Snowboarding

Stand out on the piste with the Little Devil helmet cover from Barts. Made from stretch fabric the cover will fit over most kids sized helmets. Features Stretch fabric for easy...

£19.99

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Snow+Rock Helmet Bag
Snow+Rock Helmet Bag

Snow+Rock / Other Winter Sport Products

Features Capacity: 13l dimensions: 30.5x20x23.5

£19.99

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Here are some tips to buying a ski helmet, lets start with measuring your head.

Finding your helmet size

Most helmets are sized in centimetres based on the circumference of your head. To get this measurement accurate measure around your head with a tape measure, just above your eyebrows.

What does a good fit feel like?

A well fitting helmet should feel snug but not painfully tight. One main thing to check is that it doesn't roll off backwards when you are wearing it.

Try your goggles on with the helmet

Always try your helmet on with your goggles, you may need to adjust your goggles but the helmet and goggles should feel snug without you feeling uncomfortable. If you are buying online make sure you are able to return the helmet. Look for a helmet that has goggle clips to help secure your goggles in place.

Helmet ventilation

How much ventilation you need will depend on the conditions you are skiing in or you may know that you do get hot and sweaty when you ski so ventilation is very important. Some helmets do come with adjustable vents.

Adjustable fit settings

This can be very useful in children's helmets so that the helmet can be adapted to fit their growing heads.

Safety

Look out for the certification on your helmet. The European ski helmet standard is CEN, a second system is the American Society of Testing and Materials(ASTM). No helmet is ever going to offer you 100% guarantee should you have an accident but these certifications will at least assure you that all the right safety checks are in place.

Materials

You may see the material Expanded PolyStyrene(EPS), very common in most ski helmets. It is designed to absorb impact and to protect against one hard impact. Expanded PolyPropylene, EPP, is a multi impact foam, it will therefore return to shape after impact.

 

 

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