Sports injuries prompt call for helmets

December 31, 2001
Source: Calgary Herald
Original story - link verified on January 1, 2002

A ski patrol leader at one of the Rockies' largest resorts said skiers have begun to heed such calls. "It's getting more all the time," said Tom Riley, ski patrol director at Banff's Sunshine Village. "Five years ago, you barely saw anyone (wearing a helmet)." A teenage girl was flown to hospital in Banff with internal injuries after a skiing accident Saturday at Sunshine. "She said she lost control, closed her eyes and went straight into the trees," Riley said