JENNIFER BERG
       Place of Birth: San Rafael, CA
       Home Base: Squaw Valley, CA
       Age: 23

Helmet Story:
I feel that accidents occur all over the mountain, not just in the most exposed steep sections of a slope. If people are willing to become risk takers, like myself, I think if you respect yourself, the people around you, and the mountain then you must have some sort of common sense about safety. Boeri helmets have brought confidence to my skiing and the places I go. It has also changed what may have been serious injuries into minor inconveniences like goggle cleaning.

There is one moment in skiing where I clearly remember flipping down a run in Alaska and vividly acknowledging the fact that I will survive because I am wearing my helmet. While skiing the steep flutes and runnels of Alaska's Chugach, I remember my skis getting pushed down the fall line as I was trying to cross the fall line from one flute to the next. Before I knew it, I was sideways and then instantly upside-down gaining bigger air with each inverted cartwheel I performed down the mountain. When I had finally self arrested all my momentum to a complete stop, I remember 1st grabbing my head and thinking WOW what a ride and I'm still here to see my helmet holes in the snow from each cartwheel. Thank god I was unharmed, continuos, and alive after that tumble, or I'm sure my parents would have been pissed!