completely dumb an unnecessary. when you wear a helmet like that you are doing a very linear activity, and snowboarding is not a linear activity, you are all over the place, and need as much vision as possible. Also, snowboarding is an activity requiring small, quick, precise movements. ANd having that big weight on your head can throw that off. Nobody uses them because it is unncessary. A regular helmet would suffice if that what you want to be safe. I ride some pretty tight, wooded grown in shit, and have never even thought about needing a full face helmet (or regular helmet for that matter
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