riding and listening to tunes
i'm a snowboard instructor at Vail Resorts in Breckenridge, CO. here are the things i've learned spending months at a time listening to my ipod and snowboarding.
first off, it is very important to be able to hear while ridding. last year alone, 3 people died on my mountain.
deaf ridders/skiers have an organization called BOEC, which has instructors ride with the deaf person, allowing them the freedom we enjoy, plus safety. and while you can listen to the radio in the car, it is illegal to wear head phones. why? because headphones cancel out outside noise, while the radio allows you to hear car horns. same on the slopes
here's the answer. have a pair of headphones you use only for ridding. sew them into the lining of your helmet (it's really easy) so they are near your ear, and you can hear the music, but not in your ear, so you can hear a skiier yelling out of control. put on your helmet, drop the wire into your jacket, and boom, your good.
i bought the marware neopreane case for protection. it stays in my inside chest pocket, and the remote control is clipped on to my inside pocketn lining. it's worked for 2 years now. once, i scraped a tree, ipod first, and there were no problems. it's pretty durable.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...wo/oE3UvWYkQYj12oXS29yOcRitX2Z/1.0.9.1.0.6.10
be safe, have fun and ride on.
