Doctors Says Xavier De Le Rue’s Head Impact Would Have Been Fatal Without Helmet Professional big mountain snowboarder Xavier de le Rue hit his head on a rock last week. ย His doctor thinks the impact would have killed him had he not had a helmet on. Ride with a helmet, people. “Today I was lucky, riding really mellow powder I hit a rock and then hit more rocks really hard with my head and […] SnowBrains | March 6, 2017 2 Comments