Snowboarding Eye Candy #3

These pictures are so cool that I’m tempted to steal my buddy’s pro camera but I love snowboarding way too much not to ditch the camera the second I see the snow. If any of guys and girls are photo junkies please feel free to send your pictures in.

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Helmets Reduce the Risk of Head Injuries by 35%

Some suggest that helmets may increase the risk of neck injury in a crash or fall, particularly in children because of their greater head to body ratio.

Skiing and snowboarding are popular winter activities. Did you know that head injuries account for up to 19% and neck injuries up to 4% of all injuries reported by snow patrols and emergency departments? Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury among skiers and snowboarders. I know a lot of riders don’t like helmets because they’re uncomfortable or they don’t look cool, but trust me, hospital beds are pretty uncomfortable and very uncool!

An analysis of 12 studies conducted in Europe, Asia, and North America, found that helmet use in recreational activities is beneficial. However, the authors were unable to determine the effect of the design, quality, or fit of the helmets.

“The use of helmets significantly protects against head injuries among skiers and snowboarders,” write Brent Hagel, Alberta Children’s Hospital, and coauthors. “Risks of head injury can be reduced by 35%…and between 2 and 5 of every 10 head injuries among helmet users could be prevented.”

I don’t need a study to tell me something so logical, but for those in denial or are on the fence about buying a helmet, I hope this is a good wake up call. Here’s a link to the scientific study on helmets and head injuries.

Hannah Teter Uses Snowboarding for Charity

Ever since I posted the news on Hannah Teter’s Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream flavor announcement, the website has been getting a decent amount of traffic from Teter fans. So as to not disappoint the lack of news on her, here’s something worth sharing.

Teter appears to be quite the charitable rider where not only does she have a charity setup (Hannah’s Gold) and proceeds from her Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor go to her charity, Teter also donated the $10,000 she won last month in Utah to the victims of Haiti. For someone who has a lot going for her, she sure understands that give or take $10,000, it wont affect her life anywhere near how much it’ll affect those of the Haiti victims.

Read more on this here.

Automaton 2011 Sneak Preview

Automaton has gone through some major hardware revamping in an effort to make their 2010-2011 line up of award winning sticks even better. Now, not all revamping leads to better things but their goal is to create the world’s finest and most fun freestyle snowboards. Only time will tell but in the meantime, it’s been revealed that two new models for 2011 from Automaton, the Babble and the Manimal, have been added. With graphics and art by Alex Funderburk and Eve Duhamel, I’d keep my eyes peeled for these.

Snowboarding Eye Candy #2

Here’s another batch of creative and artistic snowboarding and winter related photographs.

Note: I am not the owner of any these pictures. They were all taken by their respective owners.

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