thirtieth July 2025
Final modified on August 1st, 2025
Presently it’s obligatory for skiers underneath 18 to put on a helmet and that will now be prolonged to everybody as amendments are permitted to the nation’s Sports activities Decree. UPDATED
The Chamber of Deputies is inspecting whether or not to make ski helmets obligatory for all snow customers – skiers, snowboarders and people sledding or tobogganing.
Italy would grow to be the primary European nation to require helmets for everybody because it goals to considerably scale back head accidents.
The Chamber’s Tradition Committee has permitted an modification to the Sports activities Decree (Legislative Decree 96/2025) to make helmets obligatory.
The present helmet requirement solely applies to minors underneath 18 years outdated.
Helmets are obligatory for all ski racers.
Pila, Italy. Picture © PlanetSKI
The modification is now set to go earlier than the complete Chamber of Deputies.
The Chamber of Deputies is the decrease home of the Italian Parliament.
The transfer is reported within the newspaper Italia Oggi although no official announcement has been made.
“This is a crucial end result, the fruit of a dedicated effort to make ski slopes safer and promote a tradition of prevention and accountability,” stated Fabrizio Sala, a signatory of the modification, to Italia Oggi.
“Security comes first, and those that frequent the mountains understand how important it’s to guard themselves adequately: a helmet is a straightforward, cheap measure that, in lots of circumstances, can save lives.”
The modification says that repeat offenders will face a wonderful and the withdrawal of their ski go for as much as three days.
It’s unclear how this can be policed.
PlanetSKI in La Thuile, Italy. Picture © PlanetSKI
The helmet should be a CE-certified helmet that meets European security requirements.
Of the resorts in Italy that PlanetSKI has contacted no-one was in a position to verify the potential change within the regulation.
The British ski race coach, Phil Brown, works primarily in Pila within the Aosta Valley and runs the Nationwide Faculties Snowsports Affiliation.
“Making helmets obligatory has been talked about for years and it appears the subsequent logical step in spite of everything minors underneath 18 had been compelled to put on a helmet,” Phil Brown stated to PlanetSKI.
“Nonetheless I like, many others, haven’t seen any official announcement.
“Personally, I feel it makes a number of sense although I do know others consider within the freedom of alternative.
“Nonetheless, if you’re in a crash or collision a helmet will seemingly scale back you likelihood of great damage and it’s all about self-preservation and customary sense.”
Gressoney, Italy. Picture © PlanetSKI
One other modification to the Sports activities Decree requires municipalities to designate a minimum of one marked space for rescue automobiles, together with area for ambulances and regional air ambulances (118 companies).
As well as, each ski space should be geared up with a minimum of one automated exterior defibrillator.
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