One of the best snowboarders in the world saved by helmet
One of the best snowboarders in the world saved by helmet

One of the gnarliest big mountain riders to ever strap into a snowboard almost died a few years back. Xavier De Le Rue wasn’t shredding one of the no fall zone severe exposure lines that he is famous for, with it being a mellow powder run with few submerged rocks that nearly killed him. If this isn’t proof positive that we all need to be wearing helmets, we sincerely don’t know what is:

“Today I was lucky, riding really mellow powder I hit a rock and then hit more rocks really hard with my head and blacked out for a while. Without a helmet the doctor thinks I could easily have died. In the photo you can see how much the interior absorbed the shock at the back. Thankfully just a concussion with a massive headache and a reminder to always wear a helmet…even on mellow terrain.”

Image Credit: Xavier De Le Rue

January is National Ski & Snowboard Safety Month and we want to celebrate it by encouraging everyone to wear a helmet. Be safe, be smart, wear a helmet!

Mountain Creek Resort advocates for skiers and riders to wear a helmet.

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