Dangerous

Snowboarding can be a very dangerous sport, taking the proper precautions is of grave importance, but there is high risk of danger even when you are being safe. As many of you heard, Natasha Richardson died on March 18th from an accident while skiing, she was not wearing a helmet. In Richardsons case a helmet would not have saved her because she died from a freak accident due to the way she fell. But what is astonishing about Richardson's death was that she fell and was not aware of her injuries so she continued to ski; the lesson learned from this accident is that you should always seek medical attention if you hurt yourself when on the slopes.

Though a helmet would not have protected Richardson, it can is in fact one of the most important pieces of equipment to have while snowboarding. Your head is very vulnerable when snowboarding, especially when you are in the terrain park, which is where the jumps and rails are located on the mountain. I have actually been to the mountain where Richardson had her accident at, it's located in Canada and it's called Mount Tremblant. Places such as this resort require you to wear a helmet while in their terrain park because of how much risky it is, and how much safer one is when wearing a helmet.

Richardson's death was a very unfortunate event, but what you can take away from it is that safety should be your number one priority while snowboarding. This sport can be very dangerous, therefore when you fall, always, always, always take the proper precautions before continuing to snowboard.