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THANKS to all Ski Resort Employees who promote Safety by wearing a helmet
I've decided for the remainder of the season whenever I see an Employee on the mountain wearing a helmet I'm going to stop and personnally thank them for setting a safety example for our children. Of course this assumes they are not in the middle of teaching a class, etc.
I realize that there are certain employees who can't wear a helmet because it would indeed mess up their perfectly groomed hair doo and image! It is fairly obvious to identify those who value vanity over safety. My wife used to be in that camp until she was taken out by someone while getting on a chair lift and she wacked her head on the back of the chair - now she won't step on the mountain without a helmet. You never know when someone is going to take you out!
I realize that wearing a helmet is a personal choice but it's almost an embarsement when a ski resort is constantly preaching/advertising safety and yet a subset of their own employees won't even take this simple step of setting an example for kids to follow. Especially Ski Patrol members - quite the irony in promoting safety!
However, I am impressed by the shear amount of kids wearing helmet these days. Maybe the kids are setting the example in this case and the adults need to follow!
Anywho - please join me in thanking employees who actively promote safety!
I realize that there are certain employees who can't wear a helmet because it would indeed mess up their perfectly groomed hair doo and image! It is fairly obvious to identify those who value vanity over safety. My wife used to be in that camp until she was taken out by someone while getting on a chair lift and she wacked her head on the back of the chair - now she won't step on the mountain without a helmet. You never know when someone is going to take you out!
I realize that wearing a helmet is a personal choice but it's almost an embarsement when a ski resort is constantly preaching/advertising safety and yet a subset of their own employees won't even take this simple step of setting an example for kids to follow. Especially Ski Patrol members - quite the irony in promoting safety!
However, I am impressed by the shear amount of kids wearing helmet these days. Maybe the kids are setting the example in this case and the adults need to follow!
Anywho - please join me in thanking employees who actively promote safety!
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Permalink Reply by Chris Rogers on -
You definitely don't have to sacrifice your hearing though. The earpieces on most helmets have holes in them to allow sound to pass through better. When you're trying on helmets, check to make sure the holes line up with your ears. You're not going to have perfect hearing, but it shouldn't be much worse than wearing a hat.
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Permalink Reply by trudeska on -
Agreed that helmets don't block out sound, only muffle it a bit. Anything placed over the ears changes the sound wave reception.
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Permalink Reply by Scott on -
Yeah, I was very impressed to see how many people are wearing helmets. It was my first time going out, and me and my son wore them. People told me it was about 50/50 wearing and not wearing helmets, but from what I saw it was more like 80/20%. Pretty cool.
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