Happy Helmets | Scott x Camp Cranium
Welcome to Brain Injury Awareness Month! For this month’s Happy Helmets we were lucky enough to partner with Scott along with our friends over at Camp Cranium!
Scott:
Scott has been an industry leader across winter sports, motocross and biking since 1958 with everything from hard goods to optics! Scott actually started as a ski pole company in 1958, evolving with each sport into what it is now. Click HERE to read more about the legend’s history.
Scott is an extremely innovative company that offers an array of technology in their helmets to ensure the ultimate protection. On top of the helmets being lightweight, the technology options (within wintersport helmets) offered are:
MIPS: MIPS is a low-friction layer inside the helmet which allows the head to rotate relative to the helmet in an angled impact. This substantially reduces rotational violence and the potential for damage to the brain.
360 Pure Sound: On the mountain, safety is paramount, and being able to hear what is happening around you can save your life. This is why we have invested in R&D to develop 360° Pure Sound technology, a specifically-shaped inner piece in our ear pads, surrounded by sound transparent fabric. It not only let you hear better, but also localize sound more accurately.
Dual Active Venting System: Scott’s most advanced venting system allows the user to carefully regulate the airflow through the helmet for optimal ventilation in any weather condition. This is achieved through two easy-to-use sliders that allow the ventilation to be fine-tuned at the front and top of the helmet.
WRAS2: The WRAS Fit System offers full adjustability to ensure a customized and comfortable fit for your head shape. Adjust the height of the rear ergonomic cradle and dial in the perfect pressure using the micro adjustment dial. WRAS is forseen of a big comolded wheel that makes it easy to grab and adjust with gloves. WRAS ensures your helmet fits securely and comfortably.
Passive Venting System: Built-in system regulating the airflow through the helmet.
JRAS: JRAS Fit System can be adjusted vertically allowing you to keep your help secure whilst riding.
Halo Fit System: Our ultra-light HALO Fit System provides easy adjustability and unparallelled comfort. Find the perfect height of the rear ergonomic cradle while the helmet is on your head and dial in optimal pressure using the micro-adjustment dial. The result is a helmet which adapts to your head shape and leaves you feeling secure and focusing on the line ahead.
D30 Protection: D3O® material flows with you as you move but locks together on impact to absorb energy.
A helmet with MIPS technology vs one without
Camp Cranium:
We’re excited to partner with Camp Cranium for a second month in a row! They are an incredible non-profit whose mission is: “Empowering children with brain injuries, providing them with a safe, supportive, fun environment in which to meet other children with brain injuries.”
They provide programs throughout the year to empower children (ages 6-18) with brain injury. The goal is to support these children to enjoy life to their fullest potential. They hold a week long summer camp every year as well as a ski trip! Check out the full list of their programs: https://campcranium.org/programs/
You can get involved by donating your time as a counselor, sponsor a child’s day at camp or other various options!
Cranium Camp Ski Day
Happy Helmets | Pro-Tec x Camp Cranium
Hello There!
We hope that your year is off to a great start! We’re absolutely over the moon to announce that our February Happy helmets was made possible by none other than, Pro-Tec! We’ve also been able to partner with an amazing non-profit focused on children ages 6-18 who have sustained a TBI, Camp Cranium!
Pro-Tec:
Pro-Tec is truly an icon in the protective gear space. They have mastered style with function while being able to drive innovation.
Pro-Tec has your noggin covered across an array of sports: Skate, Snow, water as well as bike. They have incredible technology options within their helmets, such as MIPs, ABS, EPS along with shells that are polycarbonate. Why stop there? They also have an amazing selection of low profile body protective pads/ guards.
“From empty concrete pools in Southern California to the epic runs of the Colorado Rockies, Action Sports participants have always found a way to adapt and push forward; a mindset Pro-Tec engineers embrace while aggressively pursuing new innovative designs. So whether you’re a backcountry powder-hound, a handrail destroyer, or an everyday resort cruiser just learning to shred, Pro-Tec’s extensive line of helmets caters to any rider who wants the classic Pro-Tec look with proven protection.
Founded in 1973, Pro-Tec is the original skateboard protective gear brand, featuring the market’s most recognizable style of helmets. Pro-Tec designs are often imitated but never truly duplicated; that's because no other action sports brand has 40-years of heritage producing the most stylish and technologically advanced protective gear.”
Today Pro-Tec delivers the very best in modern protective equipment with a broad range of impact technology for a variety of sports. No matter your sport, no matter your style, Pro-Tec has a helmet for you. Educate yourself on how Pro-Tec is doing more than just keeping you safe; it’s pushing you forward.”
Camp Cranium:
Camp Cranium is an awesome non-profit whose mission is: “Empowering children with brain injuries, providing them with a safe, supportive, fun environment in which to meet other children with brain injuries.”
They provide programs throughout the year to empower children (ages 6-18) with brain injury. The goal is to support these children to enjoy life to their fullest potential. They hold a week long summer camp every year as well as a ski trip! Check out the full list of their programs: https://campcranium.org/programs/
You can get involved by donating your time as a counselor, sponsor a child’s day at camp or other various options!
Cranium Camp Ski Day with their new Pro-Tec helmets!
Happy Helmets | Giro x the Service Board
Hello Friends!
Giro has now officially been the largest supporter of our Happy Helmets program, so it only seemed fitting to join them to kick off the new year! HUGE shout out to Giro for the support, we continued to be blown away by the love you’ve been showing us as well as the community, thank you. We’re happy to be able to give these helmets to The Service Board.
Giro:
Giro has been one of the leading helmet companies since 1985 and within the snow industry since 1999. Giro really has it all in terms of protective gear with goggles, helmets and apparel for primarily bike + snow.
Giro’s Snow helmets are a sleek, low profile option with a couple technology options to choose from:
MIPS: “All Giro helmets are designed to reduce as much energy as possible while meeting and exceeding stringent safety standards. The goal of Giros Integrated MIPS equipped helmets is to reduce rotational forces while enhancing fit and comfort by combining the MIPS slip plane with the helmet’s adjustable fit system. Giro believes that helmets equipped with this technology can reduce the amount of rotational force that may be transferred to the rider's brain in certain impacts.” Learn more on Giro.com.
Spherical: “The unique ball-and-socket design of Spherical Technology utilizes two separate liners to help manage impact forces. The material and density of the inner and outer liners can be optimized with Progressive Layering to help manage a broad range of impact forces: the Insurgent features an outer EPS layer (to address high-speed impacts) and an inner EPP layer (with rebound characteristics designed to handle slower speed falls.) When you combine the benefits of Progressive Layering with the market-leading Mips® Brain Protection System, which can help redirect rotational energy away from the brain, you get more comprehensive protection.”
Giro’s Spherical Technology
the Service Board:
We’re ecstatic to partner with the Service Board for Jan, a Seattle based nonprofit whose mission is “As a youth-led organization the Service Board (tSB) builds community through the power of youth.”
Their vision is for all youth to advocate for a more just future.
“For over 27 years, tSB continues to develop and implement culturally-relevant programming for high school-aged youth from traditionally marginalized communities (BIPOC, LGBTQAI+, low-income, immigrants, refugees, foster care, houseless) in King County.
tSB provides youth with a supportive space where they are heard, valued and given space to develop as leaders. Our year-around programming facilitates equitable access for youth to traditionally inaccessible outdoor activities with a focus on snowboarding to increase diversity in the outdoors and build confidence in youth. In combination with community service projects, adult mentoring, social and environmental justice education; tSB creates courageous communities of young change-makers, athletes, and future environmentalists.”
Click below to see how you can get involved or simply learn more about their programs!
Happy Helmets | Giro x Snowboard Outreach Society (SOS)
Hello Everyone!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year - December! With winter in full swing we wish everyone a happy & safe holiday season. With closing out the year we’re excited to share a 2022 recap with you all next month, we’ve been able to accomplish a ton this past year thanks to you!
To close out the year it only seemed fitting to team up with Giro since they have been such an amazing partner in supporting the program. We’re also stoked to be able to give these helmets to SOS (Snowboard Outreach Society).
Happy Helmets:
Giro:
Giro has been one of the leading helmet companies since 1985 and within the snow industry since 1999. Giro really has it all in terms of protective gear with goggles, helmets and apparel for primarily bike + snow.
Giro’s Snow helmets are a sleek, low profile option with a couple technology options to choose from:
MIPS: “All Giro helmets are designed to reduce as much energy as possible while meeting and exceeding stringent safety standards. The goal of Giros Integrated MIPS equipped helmets is to reduce rotational forces while enhancing fit and comfort by combining the MIPS slip plane with the helmet’s adjustable fit system. Giro believes that helmets equipped with this technology can reduce the amount of rotational force that may be transferred to the rider's brain in certain impacts.” Learn more on Giro.com.
Spherical: “The unique ball-and-socket design of Spherical Technology utilizes two separate liners to help manage impact forces. The material and density of the inner and outer liners can be optimized with Progressive Layering to help manage a broad range of impact forces: the Insurgent features an outer EPS layer (to address high-speed impacts) and an inner EPP layer (with rebound characteristics designed to handle slower speed falls.) When you combine the benefits of Progressive Layering with the market-leading Mips® Brain Protection System, which can help redirect rotational energy away from the brain, you get more comprehensive protection.”
Giro’s Spherical Technology
Snowboard Outreach Society:
“When we humbly began more than 25 years ago, we took 15 kids from the big city of Denver to the fresh air of Vail Mountain to snowboard for the first time. Those kids left that day forever inspired by the transformative power of the outdoors.
Over two decades later, we’ve grown SOS Outreach into a national nonprofit spanning from the Cascades to the Sierras to the Rockies to the Midwestern hills—serving more than 4,000 youth each year across 15 locations in 9 states, and offering year-round programming at several of our sites.
Our life-changing programs combine outdoor exploration, positive adult mentorship, leadership skills and community service to help youth discover joy, feel included, overcome challenges, improve their mental health, and become strong leaders.”
SOS has impacted an abundance of both youth and their adult mentors in the outdoor community! To see how you can get involved click HERE
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