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I know we did this a while back and I cant remember if the Salewa Xenon came up in he conversation, has anybody used one or own one, experiences, goggle fit, general thoughts ?

Looking for something lightweight that can be used for ski touring with a bit of climbing and protection on the ski down, the Xenon is certified for all of it so seems a good bet, looks light enough and well ventilated to tour in too:

http://www.salewa.com/en/helmet-xenon.html

In reply to Dark-Cloud:
I do not know the Salewa one but recently bought a Alpina Snow Tour dual certified helmet from Sport Conrad. Very comfy, seems robust, only comment (and it is just a comment, not a con) is thatt dual certifieds are wider than climbing helmets - they look wrongly sized. This is purely cosmetic, just be aware that it gives a slightly retro look straigh on. I can't wait to test it for both activities.

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

Have a look at the Simond Calcit from Decathlon.

Fantastic value at 20 quid

In reply to Dark-Cloud

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=575457&v=1#x7639559

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

The Salomon MTN Lab , it's pretty light and fairly current in terms of styling.

The Salewa Vert is another of similar style.

If you by the Xenon will you also be looking for a one piece race suit?

In reply to dannymil:


Ha ha, didn't think it looked too bad with the winter kit on !!

I have an old Giro that I use now but its due for replacement, I use a POC Fornix Backcountry for off piste duties when away, they are really light and very comfortable, just ski rated though otherwise i would just buy another one of those..

In reply to marsbar:



Thanks, that's pretty much a two year old thread, the game has changed since then, although the Salewa is an old one it seems..............

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

I was trying to help, not to suggest it's already been discussed. Xenon is mentioned on that thread.

In reply to marsbar:

No problem, understood !

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

If you are leaning towards the ski side of styling I'd go with the MTN Lab (provided you like yellow or white), it's a little less mushroom like than the Vert.

I was looking for helmets for similar duties at the end of last season, it was a long search that went well into summer, in the end I sacked it off and went for a Salewa Piuma 2 as I couldn't find a MTN Lab in stock anywhere. It's not ski rated, which is strange because Dynafit sell the same helmet with a liner as part of their Radical range, but my biggest concern was ventilation, I got far too hot on tours last year.

In reply to Dark-Cloud:

Check out Salewa's new helmet : http://www.salewa.co.uk/en/vert-helmet.html
I am toying with buying one but it's not simple to try one on in the UK. If you go for one of those, I'd be interested to know what you think.