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Poc Receptor Backcountry
Best For: Adventure seekers and expert skiers
Details: Sure, an endo is scary, but seemingly benign sideways falls can be dangerous, too. This is one of the first snow helmets to address that risk. In a hard- enough lateral crash, a plastic pin that holds the helmet’s liner in place will release, allowing it to counter-rotate in relation to the outer shell, thus absorbing the rotational force of oblique impacts.
Shell/Liner: Double layer in-mold shell with ABS plastic and polycarbonate; aramid and polystyrene liner
Weight: 17 Ounces
Additional Features: Recco avalanche rescue reflector; MIPS technology; full ventilation with penetration resistance
Price/Info: $250; pocsports.com
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