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While a common hypothesis there is no scientific proof of that effect in skiing/snowboarding.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989528/

> Helmets do not appear to increase the risk compensation behavior among skiers and snowboarders.

Nor has it been proven with a bunch of other activities

> Convincing evidence in support of the risk compensation hypothesis has not been seen with the use of the face-shield in ice-hockey, motor vehicle seat belt use and motorcycle helmet use.

Though the data isn’t the best but what we do have does not seem to support that hypothesis.




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