Helmet Tech, Head Injuries, & Best Practices for Skiers & Snowboarders
GEAR:30
BLISTER
4.9 • 809 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re discussing current helmet technology, head injuries, and best practices for skiers & snowboarders with Blister reviewer (and physician assistant), Sascha Anastas; Sr. Director of R&D at Giro, Steven Kennedy; the CMO of MIPS, Frederik Kjellberg; and pro skier, Drew Petersen.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
MIPS Backstory & Purpose (4:28)
Skull Fractures & Concussions (9:10)
Helmet R&D & Various Testing Standards (14:50)
Athlete Perspective on Helmet Testing (19:56)
Advice for Buying Helmets (25:02)
Different Versions of MIPS (28:06)
Drew’s Take: Choosing Helmets (30:36)
Replacing Helmets: When & Why? (32:00)
Audience: Mental Side of Accidents (35:02)
Audience: Concussions & Long-Term Effects (42:57)
Audience: Helmet Replacement Cont. (44:28)
Closing Thoughts (46:20)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network. |
| 0:10.1 | I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing |
| 0:15.3 | and talking about over at blisterreview.com and our YouTube channel. Just look up Blister Review over on |
| 0:24.8 | YouTube, where yesterday we posted a great conversation about ski design and the state of |
| 0:31.0 | US manufacturing, so you can check that out over on our YouTube channel. And what we've got for you today, right now, is another great conversation from our Blister Summit. |
| 0:44.3 | This one is on the current state of helmet tech, and we get a bit of an update on what we've learned about head injuries and, importantly, what the current best practices are for all of us skiers and |
| 0:57.1 | snowboarders. |
| 0:58.8 | And hosting this conversation is our own blister reviewer, Sasha Anastis, because Sasha is a |
| 1:06.8 | physician assistant with lots of years and lots of experience spent in an ER room treating |
| 1:14.7 | head injuries. So I thought she would be a great person to lead this particular conversation. |
| 1:21.8 | And to cover all of this stuff with Sasha are Stephen Kennedy from Giro, Frederick Shelberg, from Mips, and Solomon |
| 1:30.9 | skier Drew Peterson, because if you aren't familiar with Drew's story already, well, Drew is |
| 1:39.1 | very, very familiar with both significant head injuries and the importance of helmets, and you will |
| 1:47.9 | hear more about that in this conversation. This episode of Gear 30 is presented by our Blister |
| 1:54.8 | recommended shop Boone Mountain Sports, located in Evergreen, Colorado. And you really ought to make it out to Evergreen |
| 2:04.1 | on April 6th for their Ullers Boon Voyage blowout sale. That's really a mouthful, you Boone Brothers. |
| 2:12.5 | The Ullers Boon Voyage Blowout sale, which is running from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on April 6th, where you |
| 2:21.4 | will score incredible deals on top ski brands, apparel, and accessories. So don't miss this |
| 2:28.4 | chance to stock up on gear and save big for your next mountain escapade. |
| 2:40.7 | And in other incredibly cool news, Boone Mountain Sports is sponsoring Icelandics Return to the Rock's Snow Sports concert at Red Rock's Amphitheater, |
| 2:46.4 | featuring performances by The Ice Cube, Bone Thugs in Harmony, The Game, and Living |
| 2:53.7 | Legends, that event promises to be an unforgettable experience. |
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