The FIS approved and ultimate race helmet, Skull Orbic Comp SPIN, takes high speed, oblique falls and repetitive impact protection to another level. The patent pending deflector panel uses a combination of technologies, EPP and VPD 2.0, to minimise the energy transmitted to a skier’s head from repeatedly hitting gates or during a fall. The deflector panel is also reinforced with an Aramid Penetration Barrier (APB) which improves the safety and integrity of the helmet. Featuring POC’s patent pending rotational impact protection system, SPIN, the internal shearing pads will reduce the effects of an oblique fall by reducing the amount of force transmitted to the head and brain. The Skull Orbic Comp SPIN also features ear chambers which have been designed to improve balance and hearing without compromising safety and fit.
For whom: | Girls', Junior, Men's/Unisex, Women's |
Head circumference in cm: | 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 |
Possibility of adjusting the size: | No |
Type of ears: | Hard |
FIS approved: | RH 2013 |
Helmets with an Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) liner and visco- elastic polymer dough (VPD) layer have been developed specifically for the needs of ski racers. To minimise the force and impact to a skier’s head from repeatedly hitting gates the liner uses the protection and absorption properties of a VPD 2.0 layer with aramid
reinforcement. The EPP liner also provides maximum impact protection in case of a significant fall and both VPD and EPP have been designed for multi impact protection.
Through examining helmets used by World Cup alpine racers, we identified that they were worn out in the front due to repeated impacts from the gates. The violence was more severe than we had ever imagined and the discovery led us to developing the Multi-Impact Deflector Panel, featured in the new line of Skull Orbic helmets. Our deflector panels decrease the transmitted force of the impact, and increase the shock absorbing capacity of the helmets. This ensures that the helmet performance remains at the highest level when it’s really needed: in a real crash. In the deflector panel of the Skull Orbic Comp SPIN, we integrated our patented VPD 2.0 that has extreme impact absorbing properties, proven for repeated impacts in our body armor collection. The Skull Orbic X SPIN deflector panel is made of multi-impact EPP material.
Most helmets today have liners made of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene), a great shock absorbing material, but it will be permanently compressed when absorbing an impact, even a minor one. Using multi-impact EPP (Expanded Polypropylene)as core material creates a helmet that will protect your head over and over again.