Need help choosing a helmet. - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

boolonee11117 · 07-20-2008, 09:38 AM

Alright so i have been browsing the internet for a while now looking for a new helmet for next season. I have decided i want an open face helmet like the MX or ATV ones with a decent pair of goggles. The only thing i dont know is if say i buy a fox helmet which seems to be more MX based, will the wind/snow just go right through it and make my face freezing.

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^^That is the helmet I'm looking at buying i just need you guys opinion.

lrnnorth · 07-20-2008, 11:09 PM

I have a mx helmet and i ride in 35 below with a low windshield. My head never really gets cold. For me the MX helmets are the way to go. Be sure you get a good pair of goggles that wont fog as well. I have some scott snomobile goggles and they are the best that i have seen.

boolonee11117 · 07-21-2008, 04:16 PM

Alright thanks alot man thats the news I wanted to hear and yeah i was looking at some nice smith snowmobile goggles hopefully they will fit into the helmet fine.

jimmyv13 · 07-21-2008, 04:57 PM

I am tossing around the idea of going with a MX helmet as well. I've been riding for a while with a full face and the one I have starting fogging up last year...to the point that it was icing on both sides of the shield. I have been a snowboarder for many years and have used goggles with my helmet with no issues with fogging. I have often wondered if my goggles would fog with a MX helmet. They are made by Smith and are designed for winter sports. I ride with a couple of guys that have MX helmets and they say the goggles are crucial to be a happy rider. They only wear a thin balaclava under the helmet and stay warm, so they say. I may borrow a buddy's helmet this year and see how I like it before I drop the coin for a helmet.

This topic comes up every couple of months, it seems. I don't see very many riders with MX helmets where I ride, I'd say maybe 2%.

driftrunner · 07-23-2008, 06:38 PM

I use an Mx helmet for sledding but I found that you must wear a balaclava under it to keep your mouth,nose,chin warm.My friend made the mistake of not weraring one and got frost bite really bad on his nose. The only time that i didnt wear one was when it was really warm in the spring time.