The debate about whether it should be mandatory for skiers and snowboarders to wear helmets is forever raging. Last season Lower Austria made it compulsory for all under 14's to wear helmets, as Italy does, after the death of a 41-year old woman who had a high-speed collision with a German politician. This law is being tried out until 2012 and is not currently enforced. We started wearing helmets after Simon's GPS showed that we reached speeds of 60 mph when skiing, which was a little bit terrifying to discover. Our ski school informed us this week that all ski teachers must wear helmets when working. The following day a 13 year old girl died from head injuries following a skiing accident in Saalbach. She wasn't wearing a helmet.
