What's your helmet? Do you love it?

[TNtoTaos]

When I last went helmet shopping, my prerequisites were: MIPS or equivalent, comfortable fit, plenty of adjustable, and easily changed venting, lightweight, small visor/lip (it keeps wet snow and rain out of my goggles), the tightening dial at the back, and the magnetic clasp I'd loved in my previous Anon helmet that allowed my to fasten the chinstrap with one hand. And not black. I ended up with Smith Vantage (in terracotta!), which ticked all the boxes except the magnetic chinstrap, but I actually haven't missed it as much as I feared.

I used to think I wanted a visor on my helmet too, until I had one. I found it to be a pain when I wanted to lift my goggles up and onto the helmet -- I had to stretch the strap each time, and had to keep adjusting the helmet strap as it got stretched out.

 

[Magnatude]

I used to think I wanted a visor on my helmet too, until I had one. I found it to be a pain when I wanted to lift my goggles up and onto the helmet -- I had to stretch the strap each time, and had to keep adjusting the helmet strap as it got stretched out.

Yes, it's really more of a lip that directs water out of harm's way, I think. A proper visor would be a pain, for the reasons you mention.

 

[TNtoTaos]

Yes, it's really more of a lip that directs water out of harm's way, I think. A proper visor would be a pain, for the reasons you mention.

Nope, mine had a lip, a very small visor, and it still was a pain. Actually, if you enlarge my forum picture you can see it on that helmet. Luckily, I eventually discovered it was removable.

 

[VickiK]

I asked for a new helmet for Christmas. My current is a Smith Vantage, so the Mips Smith Vantage would be great.

 

[Jenny]

Agree! I also kept an old helmet to keep down in the crawl space under my house that I use as a tornado shelter!

My husband laughed at me one year when he saw me wearing my bike helmet while I was gardening under our walnut tree. Tree was hurling the walnuts down and I wasn't risking it!

 

[J9maus]

Hi all, longtime lurker here. Ski season is almost upon us, and I need your help

In pretty desperate need of a new helmet. Current helmet is an ill-fitting hand-me-down from a sister. Open to any and all recs from this community.

Note: I'm used to picking stuff up at local secondhand stores, but don't live near mountains at the moment... was living in CO, but moving to SLC in early 2025. Would love to meet and ski with any ladies in the area.

Thanks in advance!

I like the Smith Vantage with the Brim. The brim shades your forehead and covers your goggles when its snowing.

 

[ski diva]

I like the Smith Vantage with the Brim. The brim shades your forehead and covers your goggles when its snowing.

I have the same helmet, and I love it.

 

[skinnyfootskis]

I love my smith mips helmet. Ear pads that are removeable and perfectly holds my chips odt bluetooth ear things.

What is the name of the music chips?

 

[Trailside Trixie]

What is the name of the music chips?

Chips Ultra 2.0 True Wireless Helmet Audio

Chips Ultra 2.0 stays on trend with True Wireless tech, and now features an upgraded chipset for better connection, longer battery life and quicker charging.

www.outdoortechnology.com

They are very amazing. On my 2nd set of them.

 

[Verve]

Another Smith Vantage wearer here - this one did require me to get new goggles because it came so much farther down my forehead than my old Giro. I chose the Vantage over other Smith offerings because it had the most vents of any that fit me well and I run super hot if I'm skiing trees.

In case anyone was curious about the difference in Men and Womens helmets from Smith - it's just different colors and fuzzy earpieces for the Womens versions when they make both

 

[Trailside Trixie]

I love my smith helmet. Pads over the ears hold my Chips ODTs fine. Love my red helmet.

 

[VickiK]

I have a Smith helmet. I really like it, will get this brand again. My goggles are Smith & Scott (or Oakley?), they fit fine.

 

[MermaidKelly]

I have a Smith Vantage and a Smith Liberty. They are both fine. The Vantage runs a little smaller, which is the reason I bought it. I thought my Liberty was a tad big but discovered I can't go down a size. I still alternate both though.