Safety Concern re Buller Adverts

[lonsdale]

Received an email today promoting Mount Buller and the 2022 Winter Season. After flicking through links and pages attached to the promotional email I was very alarmed to note a serious number (in my opinion) of photos of skiers NOT wearing a helmet.
Safety is promoted as a priority by Mount Buller Management and Operations.
It is unfortunate that whoever was responsible and approved the release of Mount Buller promotional material that included a number of photos of guests on the slopes Not wearing a Helmet did not adhere to the Safety protocols that Buller should be promoting.
It may be an ADULTS choice to not wear a helmet,(compulsory for children); but it is in my opinion poor form to show adult guests not wearing a Helmet.
I hope that Management takes this concern on board and removes photos of Skiers Not wearing a Helmet from all their promotional material.

 

[CarveMan]

 

[Legs Akimbo]

I would write a strongly worded letter of complaint.

 

[dawooduck]

Things I woke up to and didn't think about

 

[Billy_Buttons]

 

[Billy_Buttons]

https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/mandatory-helmets-aprils-fools-joke.44974/#post-1271549

 

[Nidecker]

I would write a strongly worded letter of complaint.

This is great advice, I would follow up your letter with phone calls as well.

 

[Moondog55]

Also reaches for beer and more popcorn, extra salty; triple butter and damned the cholesterol

 

[teckel]

Received an email today promoting Mount Buller and the 2022 Winter Season. After flicking through links and pages attached to the promotional email I was very alarmed to note a serious number (in my opinion) of photos of skiers NOT wearing a helmet.
Safety is promoted as a priority by Mount Buller Management and Operations.
It is unfortunate that whoever was responsible and approved the release of Mount Buller promotional material that included a number of photos of guests on the slopes Not wearing a Helmet did not adhere to the Safety protocols that Buller should be promoting.
It may be an ADULTS choice to not wear a helmet,(compulsory for children); but it is in my opinion poor form to show adult guests not wearing a Helmet.
I hope that Management takes this concern on board and removes photos of Skiers Not wearing a Helmet from all their promotional material.

Reminds me of a few years ago when Lake Mountain did a promo of kids tobogganing without gloves. I told the mountain that I thought it was inappropriate. They didn't change a thing. I had customers telling me I was trying to rort them by selling gloves when the mountain clearly didn't see them as necessary gear.

 

[Donza]

Btw lift tickets are too expensive as well.

 

[CarveMan]

Btw lift tickets are too expensive as well.

So are chains

 

[scottski]

I’m not allowed to ski Buller that early in the morning on fresh groomers.
Look at those shadows.
I’d be really pissed off about that as well.

 

[Donza]

So are chains

At Hotham.?

 

[Donza]

I’m not allowed to ski Buller that early in the morning on fresh groomers.
Look at those shadows.
I’d be really pissed off about that as well.

Buller has some of the steepest shadows in Australia.
Be careful.

 

[lewis]

Is this a joke? You seem unreasonably annoyed by something that doesn't impact you in the slightest? Unless you have some stake in Buller's public image which would at least make a bit more sense.

 

[Nidecker]

Is this a joke? You seem unreasonably annoyed by something that doesn't impact you in the slightest? Unless you have some stake in Buller's public image which would at least make a bit more sense.

Victorians LoL

 

[gareth_oau]

from my experience/observations the vast majority of people wear helmets. I'm guessing Hothan must have done some digging to find beanie wearers

 

[jungfrau]

The bigger crime is selling a deserted Bourke Street with freshies

 

[KylePee]

Multi channel campaign it seems

 

[Telemark Phat]

Received an email today promoting Mount Buller and the 2022 Winter Season. After flicking through links and pages attached to the promotional email I was very alarmed to note a serious number (in my opinion) of photos of skiers NOT wearing a helmet.
Safety is promoted as a priority by Mount Buller Management and Operations.
It is unfortunate that whoever was responsible and approved the release of Mount Buller promotional material that included a number of photos of guests on the slopes Not wearing a Helmet did not adhere to the Safety protocols that Buller should be promoting.
It may be an ADULTS choice to not wear a helmet,(compulsory for children); but it is in my opinion poor form to show adult guests not wearing a Helmet.
I hope that Management takes this concern on board and removes photos of Skiers Not wearing a Helmet from all their promotional material.

Hi Karen.

 

[Nidecker]

I actually don't get this thread. Its Mt Buller for gods sake.

 

[Donza]

I actually don't get this thread. Its Mt Buller for gods sake.

This.
You've gotta have snow to ski.

Helmets are a secondary concern

 

[skifree]

I actually don't get this thread. Its Mt Buller for gods sake.

Apparently if you go to Buller somebody without a helmet might ski, blade or board close by and if they run into you they might hurt their head.

So if you go to Buller take care not to hurt other folks heads.

 

[skichic]

This.
You've gotta have snow to ski.

Helmets are a secondary concern

Helmets are necessary for the transition from snow to dirt

 

[Billy_Buttons]

Know this is more NSW thread, but Buller just sold a (single, undercover) car park for $1M.
World has officially gone nuts.

 

[iagreewithhim]

from my experience/observations the vast majority of people wear helmets. I'm guessing Hothan must have done some digging to find beanie wearers

More likely they used video from 2010 because it was cheap.

 

[lewis]

Thredbo's marketing man "Captain Keen" doesn't wear a helmet so you may want to look into writing some emails to them as well

 

[VSG]

from my experience/observations the vast majority of people wear helmets. I'm guessing Hothan must have done some digging to find beanie wearers

Hotham? ❄

 

[gareth_oau]

Hotham? ❄

the market - been to 10 different resports over the last few years. Are you suggesting Hothamers are black sheep?

 

[Ian D]

https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/mandatory-helmets-aprils-fools-joke.44974/#post-1271549

Still one of my proudest moments when media contacted us asking how WE had got that scoop and not them!

 

[emkae]

They listened - plenty of helmets

 

[Goski]

My first "brain saved by helmet" incident was at Buller. On the link trail to the top of LBS I was doing tiny turns on the hardpack surface for fun then I caught an edge and Wham! ....head met hardpack with an alarming amount of kinetic energy. Felt a little dazed, has a rest for a few minutes then continued on. Knowing a bit more about concussion now, I should have gone to a cafe for a longer rest and had my wife assess me for cognitive impairment i. e. more than my normal level.

 

[Telemark Phat]

My first "brain saved by helmet" incident was at Buller. On the link trail to the top of LBS I was doing tiny turns on the hardpack surface for fun then I caught an edge and Wham! ....head met hardpack with an alarming amount of kinetic energy. Felt a little dazed, has a rest for a few minutes then continued on. Knowing a bit more about concussion now, I should have gone to a cafe for a longer rest and had my wife assess me for cognitive impairment i. e. more than my normal level.

Sorry to dissapoint, but helmets can't protect you from concussion, they don't absorb enough force. They'll protect you from fractures and lacerations.

 

[Donza]

Sorry to dissapoint, but helmets can't protect you from concussion, they don't absorb enough force. They'll protect you from fractures and lacerations.

Not even the new Anon ones? Wavecel tech.

 

[Hully]

I remember a number of years ago Falls introduced a policy that all skiers/boarders in promotional material needed to be wearing helmets. One of their main ski models at the time didn't ski in a helmet and for us that knew him it was funny seeing him in pics with a photoshopped helmet.

 

[Tanuki]

Also reaches for beer and more popcorn, extra salty; triple butter and damned the cholesterol

It's 9am in Paris and I'm going to go get a beer from the fridge to help me read this thread.

 

[Tanuki]

Sorry to dissapoint, but helmets can't protect you from concussion, they don't absorb enough force. They'll protect you from fractures and lacerations.

That's what he said.

 

[Telemark Phat]

Not even the new Anon ones? Wavecel tech.

I hadn't seen that stuff. I'll have to get a helmet with wavecel on next winter when I'm due for a new Helmet.

Wavecel is a big improvement The previous literature on en1077 peformance had helmets transmitting a shock of between 120 and 210g. Wavecel delivers only 90g, but still not good enough to protect against most concussion which presents with an impact of 50g.

 

[gareth_oau]

Sorry to dissapoint, but helmets can't protect you from concussion, they don't absorb enough force. They'll protect you from fractures and lacerations.

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[Telemark Phat]

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MIPS helps, but you'll suffer less rotational impact with your bare head or a beanie which allows much more movement than a MIPS helmet.

 

[gareth_oau]

MIPS helps, but you'll suffer less rotational impact with your bare head or a beanie which allows much more movement than a MIPS helmet.

luck of the draw really. At least you dont look like a telly tubby with a beanie

 

[Telemark Phat]

luck of the draw really. At least you dont look like a telly tubby with a beanie

Ill prefer a helmet when one is invented which fits in my pocket and breathes as well as a beanie.

 

[Goski]

Sorry to dissapoint, but helmets can't protect you from concussion, they don't absorb enough force. They'll protect you from fractures and lacerations.

Yes, more of a "skull saved by helmet" incident. Any significant hit now and I'd go sit down near the medical station and get a ski buddy to ask me questions to see if I make any less sense than usual and if not, seek medical assistance. Given that helmet technology has advanced in the last few years is a good time to get a new one with MIPS and a side serve if dips and lips. A helmet may also help with preventing penetration by a stray ski tip, a wayward go pro pole, the leading edge of a rampant snowboard or a pointy branch.
A good preventative measure is to only ski in places with nice soft snow but that's a bit difficult to achieve in Oz.

 

[Goski]

luck of the draw really. At least you dont look like a telly tubby with a beanie

 

[Telemark Phat]

Yes, more of a "skull saved by helmet" incident. Any significant hit now and I'd go sit down near the medical station and get a ski buddy to ask me questions to see if I make any less sense than usual and if not, seek medical assistance. Given that helmet technology has advanced in the last few years is a good time to get a new one with MIPS and a side serve if dips and lips. A helmet may also help with preventing penetration by a stray ski tip, a wayward go pro pole, the leading edge of a rampant snowboard or a pointy branch.
A good preventative measure is to only ski in places with nice soft snow but that's a bit difficult to achieve in Oz.

You should be replacing your helmet every 3 to 5 winters, in accordance with the instructions on the box.

 

[gareth_oau]

You should be replacing your helmet every season, in accordance with fashion.

FTFY

 

[Donza]

You should be replacing your helmet every 3 to 5 winters, in accordance with the instructions on the box.

How often do you replace your beanie?

 

[Claude Cat]

I was sconned in the back of my head by a t-bar that a lifty accidentally let go at the bottom of Kofflers. I dare say if I wasn’t wearing a helmet, I would have had pretty sore head.

 

[CarveMan]

I was sconned in the back of my head by a t-bar that a lifty accidentally let go at the bottom of Kofflers. I dare say if I wasn’t wearing a helmet, I would have had pretty sore head.

Not to mention all the nervous nellies who slam the safety bar down on your head while you're still getting comfy on the chairlift.

 

[Tanuki]

I was sconned in the back of my head by a t-bar that a lifty accidentally let go at the bottom of Kofflers. I dare say if I wasn’t wearing a helmet, I would have had pretty sore head.

Spoiler: I was the lifty. Soz, I was aiming for the other guy.