Not saying a helmet would have saved his life, nobody knows!
Nothing we can wear on the mountain can save us when crashing hard enough in certain ways. There is always a harder more violent crash out there, no matter how good you protect yourself, it could be your last one. We all know that, every time when we go up the mountain, right?
It’s an odds game, play it smart and always in your favor, as much as you can and with all available tools you can get. A helmet is just one small easy available tool in this game. No matter how good people think they are, it might catch em one day.
This is so sad, the mood in town is very depressed today. Chris was well known here by so many people.