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Tag Archives: helmets
Season’s first fatality: 14-y.o. at Breckenridge (with helmet)
Fourteen-year-old Haley Rose Gans of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Friday, November 20, after reportedly skiing into a tree. Despite wearing a helmet— something that’s grown increasingly popular with resorts and skiers in recent years— blunt trauma to the chest may … Continue reading
Post-Richardson, Vail mandates helmets for kids, employees
Following the ski-related death of actress Natasha Richardson, Vail Resorts has made helmets mandatory equipment for employees at all five of its resorts as well as for kids enrolled in classes there.
More on Natasha Richardson’s injury and death
The death of Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson has sparked interesting articles by ABC News, by Fox News, and by the New York Times.
Actress death sure to revive helmet debate
Even though her tumble resulted in no major visible injury, and even though it occurred on a bunny slope under the gaze of an instructor, the death today of Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson will surely revive the debate over … Continue reading
2 of 3 Ontario snow deaths had helmets
Two out of three recent snowsports enthusiasts who died in tree collisions at snow resorts in Ontario, Canada— at least those mentioned by CTV Toronto— were wearing helmets.
