www.smithoptics.com, 11.5 ounces
Smith’s Maze is the world’s lightest certified snow helmet.  I prefer it to any helmet I have ever used because it looks cool, keeps my ears and head warm, and it can be stripped down for warmer missions or for wearing a beanie or balaclava underneath.  It has less venting and airflow features than other helmets, but that adds to its clean look and warmth in storm days.  Often, airflow features open and get crammed with snow and ice in the event of blowing snow or high-speed tomahawks in powder.  The straps are adjustable and allow me to cinch the forehead down for high-speed use like wing suit flying and ski racing, or to simply be sure to eliminate dorky looking “goggle gap.”  We used these helmets during the filming of Transformers 3 while flying wing suits in downtown Chicago and we looked and felt pretty bad-ass when doing so.
-JT Holmes

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