10 Best Ski and Snowboard Helmets for the Winter Season

Why stay cooped-up inside this winter when you can ski or snowboard? Coordinating your jacket, pants, gloves, and goggles is one of our favorite parts of this winter sport — but you can't forget a helmet. Whether you're a newbie on the bunny slopes or a seasoned vet who doesn't flinch at the “Experts Only” warning signs, a helmet is an absolute necessity. Helmets can protect your noggin if you ski too close to a tree or if you have a yard sale off a side hit, so you can pop back up and live to ski another day.

To help you narrow down your choice from a wide variety of options, we've spent hours researching the latest and greatest technologies, talking to industry professionals, surveying user reviews, and personally testing many ski and snowboard helmets. We've even taken some hard falls in a few of these helmets, and were able to get right back up and ski down. Read on for our top picks.