{"id":4010,"date":"2015-04-07T11:01:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T17:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skiblog.powder7.com\/?p=4010"},"modified":"2016-05-11T11:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:30:50","slug":"helmet-safety-poc-receptor-backcountry-mips-helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/helmet-safety-poc-receptor-backcountry-mips-helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmet Safety: POC Receptor Backcountry MIPS Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways to keep yourself safe while skiing or riding, I would have to say a helmet is the first and most important piece to procure. \u00a0I don&#8217;t have to tell you that your brain is the most important part of your body to protect, no matter what you are doing. \u00a0I may aggravate a few people by saying this, but I am astonished that there are still people who do not wear a helmet on the ski slopes. \u00a0You could be the best skier on the planet, but that won&#8217;t stop some yahoo in blue jeans who doesn&#8217;t have a clue, from clocking your blindside at 4o MPH. \u00a0Any helmet is better than no helmet but today we are here to talk about the creme of the crop in safety; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/POC-Receptor-Backcountry-MIPS-Helmet\/sale\">POC Receptor Backcountry MIPS helmet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I (thankfully) was forced into buying this helmet in January of last year. \u00a0I was wearing a helmet that was probably 5 years old and had some dings and dents in it when I rammed into a tree going pretty fast, I was quite concussed to say the least. \u00a0It is not important the brand of helmet I was wearing for the crash, because I should have replaced it sooner anyway. \u00a0Just another reason helmets need to be replaced every 4-5 years even if there are no major dents. \u00a0As you can see, I spend most of my time in the trees, where a MIPS helmet is absolutely crucial.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4093\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FB_IMG_1428424100510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4093 \" title=\"FB_IMG_1428424100510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FB_IMG_1428424100510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FB_IMG_1428424100510.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FB_IMG_1428424100510-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FB_IMG_1428424100510-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skiing the trees at Copper Mountain with the POC Receptor Backcountry MIPS Helmet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An important thing to understand is that for decades helmets have been mostly designed to protect against skull fractures, not necessarily concussions. \u00a0POC was the first company to introduce MIPS , a technology that will actually reduce impact and dissipate force. \u00a0The simple way to explain MIPS technology is 2 separate shells that rotate independantly from one another. \u00a0The idea is that you take the impact on the outer shell and the inner shell, that is snug to your head, continues to rotate so that you do not take all of the force in one spot.<\/p>\n<p>While POC was the first helmet company to utilize MIPS technology, starting in 2016 you will start to see more and more brands, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Smith-Helmets\/on-sale\">Smith<\/a>, using MIPS technology. \u00a0If you like what you are hearing and would like to research MIPS further, you should check out the MIPS technology website, <a 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