As part of National Ski Area Safety Awareness Month, Deer Valley and Intermountain Healthcare teamed up Friday to give away new helmets and emphasize their importance.
DEER VALLEY — When ski helmets first started to appear on the slopes about 25 years ago, few people were wearing them on the mountain. Today, it's hard to find skiers and snowboarders who are not wearing them."I'm here because I had a helmet on," the skier said. McGurl was skiing at Deer Valley. "They had just pulled the rope on a powder day," he recalled Friday.
"We see an enormous amount of head injuries with and without helmets," said Dr. Austin Smith, medical director of the emergency department at Intermountain Park City Hospital. "The ones without helmets seem to be a little bit more serious." Smith said the helmet is good protection with other benefits. "It keeps you warm," he said. "They don't weigh much anymore. So it's such an easy, preventative way to not have a major head injury."
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