By Gabbi Hall – Digital Content Editor
In January 2017, American Downhiller Steven Nyman took a gnarly crash at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, which ended his season prematurely due to a knee injury.
“Safety is at the forefront in my skiing,” says Nyman. “I had a big crash last year and yes, my knee broke, but my head was fine. When I put my helmet on, I want to feel fully confident in what I am doing and I am protected if things go wrong. I also want to be fast, and POC has made some adaptations to the new helmet which make it more aerodynamic and faster without sacrificing safety.”
Nyman has trusted POC products to protect his noggin for many years now, and that trust continues into this coming season in part thanks to a new innovation known as SPIN. It’s a unique helmet technology created to counter the effects of oblique impacts.
“SPIN pads have been designed to work during an oblique fall, which we know is a very common type of fall,” explains POC’s Head of Product Research and Design Oscar Huss. “By using precise and innovative materials, which are placed at specific locations inside the helmet, SPIN pads offer rotational impact protection as they are able to shear in any direction. The aim of SPIN pads is to help reduce rotational forces from oblique impacts by allowing the helmet to move relative to the head. SPIN pads simply replace the regular foam pads found in most helmets with highly innovative pads which have a clear safety function, improves comfort and which doesn’t require any additional components or add-ons to the helmet.”
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