HELMETS GOGGLES You should wear a helmet. Your brain is the most important part of your body, and is teeming with information you can easily damage in a bad crash. More and more studies are revealing significant long-term effects of head injuries, even minor ones. While the best way to prevent brain damage is not hitting our heads when we fall, accidents by definition tend to get a little...out of control. Wearing a helmet offers additional protection, but its still not a perfect solution. Even when wearing one, don’t do anything you wouldn’t normally do. Superwide lenses are all the rage in goggle design these days. I must say, when I strapped on my new Trouble Andrew Electric EG2s, the extra range of peripheral vision was like experiencing goggles in a whole new way. These bad boys don’t limit your vision at all—I felt like I wasn’t even wearing goggles. Now that all the brands make superwides, check out the newest models and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Be sure to try different lenses for different lighting conditions, too. Ruts, ice and our other snow friends appear clearer through a rose or yellow tinted lens, and your eyes will thank you for wearing a dark lens when the sun gets gnar-gnar.
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