Smith

Level Mips Helmet

Rad Helmet!

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

Medium

Rad helmet! Offers comfort, warmth, fits my speakers inside the ear protectors perfectly. Light weight and rocking!

Great Helmet

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

S

Got this helmet for my son and he loves it, warm, stylish, its great!

Listen to the reviewers and SIZE UP!

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

It's a nice helmet, but my husband's head measured 57.5 cm so we thought we were safe going with the Medium. Big mistake. It was too tight for comfort. Smith should change their measurement range for each size, based on our experience and what other reviewers have said. I might have given it a 5 star rating, but we couldn't re-order the white helmet in L because it was sold out. So, we picked another Smith and SIZED UP. So, it gets a 4 just because of sizing. Smith, are you listening???

Nice helmet

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

L

Used 4 days, and so far so good. Fit seems a little small per the head measurements. I was technically in the range of M, but returned it and sized up to L. Glad I did. It now has room for my Buff hat liner too. Comfortable with nice venting, visor and straps.

Helmet run small

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

Size Bought:

M

Height:

5' 8"

Weight:

140

The side of the helmet is tight make it uncomfortable to wear

Smith ski helmets run small!

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

Size Bought:

Med

Bought two different Smith ski helmets in medium using sizing chart and both of them were too small. I had to return them.

The helmet fit comfortably and

The helmet fit comfortably and follows the size guide. The padding and liner is plenty warm and comfortable. The adjustable vents are nice as long as you can remember which way open and which way is closed.

Smith Does Not Stand Behind Products

Purchased a Smith Level ski helmet in red and it has faded to pink over the last ski season. I am a male who does not want to wear a pink helmet. Contacted Smith and they will not warranty product, they don’t care that their product is defective cosmetically. Keep this in mind when purchasing Smith merchandise.

Great Helmet and Love the Audio Compatibility

I decided it was time to upgrade helmets this season and wanted an audio compatible one. This is my first Smith helmet and first audio compatible helmet, so I wanted to used it for several ski days, in a variety of conditions before my review. Overall, it is a great helmet, in a variety of conditions, from cold mid-winter to warmer spring skiing. The one drawback I noticed is the ear flaps let a fair amount of air by versus my old helmet, which led to cold ears during colder and windier ski days. On the other hand, the adjustable vents were great during warmer ski days to keep from overheating. I wear a 7-1/2 fitted baseball cap, and the Large size fits well either with nothing else on, or with a balaclava on the colder days. As for the audio, now that I figured out how it works I love the ability to have background music without having ear buds in my ears that hinder my ability to hear other skiers or snow equipment. Since this was my first audio helmet, I did not know that there were removable foam pads in each ear flap that need to be removed so your music chips fit better. On my first ski day, I unzipped the access pocket and put the chips in each ear flap, but left the pads in (totally my fault but not explained in the very brief instruction manual that came with the helmet). Of course the sound was very muffled and the ear flaps were uncomfortable after a couple hours of skiing with the extra bulk. When I got home, a buddy explained the removable pads (he has a Smith helmet) to me. Once I removed them, which was very easy, sound is great at low volume, and the helmet is all-day comfortable as expected. I mention this issue for anyone new to Smith audio compatible helmets, as I was, since it makes a huge difference but is not explained in the instructions. It seems intuitive now, but as a new helmet owner I was hesitant to start pulling stuff out of the flaps if it wasn't supposed to come out. All together I put roughly a dozen days on the new helmet this season, and would definitely purchase it again for its comfort and high quality safety features.

runs small and a bit heavy but nice tech

bad: i've worn a size L my entire life in smith. for some reason this helmet runs super small and gives me a massive headache. so SIZE UP. it's also a good bit heavier feeling than my previous variance. the great: the helmet is super tech heavy. the venting is great, and the thing just *feels* so much more solid and secure than any helmet i've ever worn. i hope to never test it out in an accident, but if i do, i feel good about how it will treat me.