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Everyday protection shouldn't mean breaking the bank, and it certainly shouldn't mean skipping out on critical technology when it comes to shielding your noggin. With the Smith Convoy MIPS helmet you more→can have your cake and eat it too, with an accommodating price point, and in-mold polycarbonate shell that takes the brunt of impacts. Additionally, Smith equips the helmet with MIPS technology to reduce forces in rotational hits.

The Giro Artex MIPS Helmet takes a sleek and compact road-race inspired design, and pairs with a removable visor, substantial ventilation, and extended head coverage that's perfect for trail riding or more→grinding out long miles on mixed surface roads. Add in MIPS technology for added protection against rotational impact forces and you've got a pretty solid helmet for just over $100. Giro constructs the helmet using their In-Mold process that fuses a tough polycarbonate shell to impact-absorbing EPS foam inside the mold, resulting in a lightweight yet strong helmet with extensive ventilation and minimal bulk. On the inside of the EPS liner, Giro uses their Roc Loc 5 Air MIPS retention system for …

Go higher and ski deeper with the Petzl Meteor Helmet, designed specifically with ski mountaineering in mind. Large vents throughout the helmet help circulate air to keep your noggin cool while workin more→g through the crux sequence, and dual adjustments create space for adding a beanie when your core temp cools as you transition to ski out in late spring corn. Petzl worked to gain certifications for ski touring safety and lead falls while climbing to make this helmet the piece-de-la-resistance in any ski mountaineering setup.

The Rocker Fullface Helmet is ideally suited to fearless paddlers who hurl themselves over huge waterfalls and plunge into terrifying rapids with glee. This is Sweet Protection's most protective helme more→t, and it's ready to take on the biggest challenges the river has to offer. A unique combination of thermoplastic and carbon fiber makes the shell rigid and move where needed, while high-impact, low-weight EVA foam inside allows for the most versatile impact protection from big, low-speed hits and small, high-speed bonks.

Kask turned the dial up with their Protone Icon Helmet. Enhancing upon its base version, the Icon features an even sleeker shape to maximize ventilation and aerodynamics so we may move at greater spee more→ds with greater comfort. And while comfort is of high importance, protection is even more so. We can trust the rotational tests of Kask for that.

When our ski kiddos have yet again grown a helmet size over the summer, we set them up in the Spur MIPS Helmet because we know it ticks all of the boxes for safety and comfort. The integrated MIPS pro more→tection system helps redistribute energy from acute impacts and rotational forces, and ultimately dissipate the forces from a crash.