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UNIT 1’s SOUNDSHIELD | Keeping You Safe While Revolutionizing Your Action Sports Audio Experience

this article is sponsored by UNIT 1 You probably love riding while listening to music. We all do. But for most of us, it is hard to deal with a fiddly interface (or no interface at all) to control it. Especially when it’s below zero, we are wearing our warmest mittens, and we have to open our jacket to pause the music or take a call. Luckily, a team of riders and […]
Matias Ricci |
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Snowbasin Resort: Skier Casualty Tied to Tree Collision

[iframe id=”https://www.ksl.com/api/jwplayer/player.php?file=https://media.ksl.com/1483229959-1369328276.mp4&image=//media.ksl.com/1483229959-1369328276.jpg&width=640&height=360″] Snowbasin Resort: This past Saturday Ski Patrol at Snowbasin Resort found the body of 24-year-old Ryan Roberts of Ogden, Utah. Roberts had been skiing inbounds when he apparently collided with a tree. There were no reported witnesses. Just after 1:00 pm the Snowbasin Ski Patrol came across Roberts. According to Weber County sheriff’s Lt. Nate Hutchinson, patrol called for […]
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Robin Azer |
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World’s First Smart Helmet- The New Meaning of Connectivity?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eC7ZrAkGl4 We live in a time where connectivity couldn’t be easier. We have smartphones, POV cameras, and bluetooth that allow us to document and share our lives in real time. The question- “What did you do today?” – is no longer needed because most of us already know. The engineers over at Forcite have created the world’s first smart helmet for […]
SnowBrains |
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A Helmet That Tells You When To Replace It:

Skull Orbic Comp H.I. MIPS

POC has just released a helmet that tells you when it’s time to replace it via a green or red light on the helmet. This POC helmet has a sensor that monitors impacts and deformation of the hlemet liner. Up until now, it’s been tough to know when a helmet is done. Impacts and material breakdown are the biggest reasons that one should replace a helmet, but they can be difficult to detect. POC’s new helmet is called the Skull Orbic Comp H.I. MIPS helmet […]
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SnowBrains |
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Brain Post: Video of Crash Test Ski Dummies Hitting Trees Head-On for Science

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“The study revealed that skiers wearing a helmet experienced at least two-thirds less force than those not wearing one.” “At just 20 kilometers per hour, the head encounters nearly two tons of force if the skier is not wearing a helmet.” “If you were to wear a helmet wearing seeing numbers about 36 G. It’s tranquil in its context. You’re perhaps going to have a headache, you’ll certainly […]
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SnowBrains |
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