> In what percentage of serious skiing accidents would a helmet help. Or is it merely one of those "precautionary principle" things: why take a chance? I'm not

> In what percentage of serious skiing accidents would a helmet help. Or is it merely one of those "precautionary principle" things: why take a chance? I'm not quiet sure about the percentage, but I'm certain wearing a helmet does lessen the chances a bit. The problem really is that the majority of ski injuries are not exactly what we imagine - it's pretty natural to imagine smashing our skulls on a rock or on some ice, it's very graphic too, I'm not saying they don't exist, but I can tell you that spine/cervical injuries are way more common. In addition to avalanches of course where the helmet isn't particularly useful, another frequent (and graphic!) one is beeing traversed by a tree branch :P Just to be clear, I'm not saying helmets are useless tho, but I note that may give a false sense of security.