Coming from a racing background, wearing a helmet was something I just always had to do. Whether I wanted to or not, the fact of the matter is that if I’m going 60 mph on average down any given hill, I need something to protect me head. After I retired from ski racing when I graduated from Truckee high school, I could finally wear a soft eared helmet and have something that actually looked cool for once; but I didn’t want to give up the safety aspect of a structurally sound helmet. So naturally the POC Fornix popped right out to me. The Fornix made its first debut last winter and it absolutely killed the game. A safe lightweight helmet with adjustable vents and an adjustable turn-ring for a snug fit is what this bad boy is in a nut shell. With POC’s Aramid bridge technology applied in strings while molding it together with the foam liner, POC was able to create one of the most structurally sound helmets while maintaining a super light weight product to boot.

Because the tensile strength of the Aramid strings is extremely high and combining that to the actual foam of the helmet, when you take a digger and smack your bucket on the hard ice, rock, tree, bear, dog, or human the energy is dispersed throughout the helmet eliminating direct impact to your lovely dome piece.

So not only is the Fornix one of the most lightweight and strong helmets out there, but it is also one of the best ventilated as well. With Six adjustable top vents, two front vents, two rear events, and goggle vents, keeping your goggles fog free on even the most nastiest, sloppiest of days.