[nynor]

nope. i started wearing a helmet motorcycling long before that. it just never occurred to me to get one for snowboarding. you have to remember that was 14 years ago and helmets still weren't that popular. when i started snowboarding, in 1985, no one on the mountain, at all, ever, was wearing a helmet, even for the local races. the first time i saw a guy wearing a helmet snowboarding, i nearly laughed out loud. two years later, i had one and wished i'd had one the entire time.

the age where i truly realized my vulnerability was when i was 24 and got hit by a car on my bicycle. that one sucked. bad. my foot is still letting me know.