Gear of the Year: Salomon Mountain LAB Helmet Review

Finally a true backcountry skiing helmet thats light and compact enough to pack on any ski tour. It’s so breathable that you won’t ever need to take it off and robust enough to do double duty at the resort. The Salomon Mountain LAB Helmet wins our Gear of the Year for oh so many reasons.

So far this season I have worn the Salomon Mountain Lab Helmet on multiple days in very diverse weather conditions that ranged from warmer days of zero to plus 3 degrees Celsius, to a day where the snow and wind was blowing incredibly hard sideways and it was easily -15°C with the wind chill. On all of my testing days I never removed or augmented the liner but simply left it in place to see what extremes it could comfortably handle. From above zero, to blustery days well below, I never got cold or broke a sweat (at least not from my head). I was really surprised at the comfort not only physically, due to the design of the Mountain Lab Helmet, but also thanks to its temperature regulation capabilities.

Read the full review of the Salomon Mountain LAB Helmet here.

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