I've had this helmet for years. went through a year of racing, did one awesome job protecting my head from those slalom gates as well as the wonderful 'ice' we skied on. venting system works like a charm. vents are actually sculpted to help suck in air, which is always a plus on those 30 degree days. come spring, pop of the ear pads, take out the plugs and open the vents, and it'll barely feel like you're wearing anything at all. REALLY COMFY, why ever wear a beanie when you can protect your skull from the hidden rocks and trees whizzing past you?

Bought a Giro Fuse for me and my wife two-years ago and we love them. Keeps goggles in place, let's in air when it's warm out, and keeps out the cold when you need it to. My ears have never suffered. It's very lightweight and sometimes I don;t even realize it's on my head. I want to get some for my son and his wife.

Bought a Giro Fuse for me and my wife two-years ago and we love them. Keeps goggles in place, let's in air when it's warm out, and keeps out the cold when you need it to. My ears have never suffered. It's very lightweight and sometimes I don;t even realize it's on my head. I want to get some for my son and his wife.

Bought a Giro Fuse for me and my wife two-years ago and we love them. Keeps goggles in place, let's in air when it's warm out, and keeps out the cold when you need it to. My ears have never suffered. It's very lightweight and sometimes I don;t even realize it's on my head. I want to get some for my son and his wife.

I bought this helmet before heading to Breckenridge, CO for four days of snowboarding. It kept my head and ears toasy warm in single-digit temperatures with 30 mph gusts of wind. I did not have to wear anything else under the helmet and it was comfortable enough that I forgot I was wearing it at all. It protected my head through numerous falls (including an unintentional double cartwheel). It also saved my noggin when my dad hit me in the head with his skis. I would highly recommend this helmet for its warmth and comfort.

Great helmet! My OAKLEY goggles fit like a charm. Super ventilation, super comfortable. Make sure you establish perfect fit for helmet/goggles before you buy! A good ski shop will help you decide between the fractions of inches that will make or break proper fit!! ....then buy from backcountry!!!
A bit of editorial for your perusal: Leave the IPOD at the condo! Enjoy the swish of snow and the conversation of your buddies. In my opinion, your safety and the safety of others is compromised with decreased awareness of what's happening on the mountain. To me, it makes no sense to protect your head and then distract yourself with music. Enjoy the music of the mountain!!!!

I like my brain. It doesn't always work at lightning speed, but it keeps me breathing. This is a great helmet to protect the gray matter and skull with excellent ventilation that is simple to adjust with gloves or mittens on. Very comfortable and works well with my crowbar goggs. You can purchase this helmet with or without audio, or purchase the wireless audio separately.

Incredibly light, and very comfortable. Has an adjustment in the back that makes the helmet fit like a glove, with no pressure points. Go figure - a helmet that actually fits and doesn't slop around. and i have a very small head and have had a terrible time for years and years finding a helmet that really really fits. the adjustment on this one makes that happen. Has great vents that you can open and close easily. The ear flaps are incredibly warm and hug your ears so that the cold won't get in. I paired the helmet with the smith anthem goggles and the fit is seamless. It is a great helmet.

Great ventilation for the warmer days and nice and warm on the cold days. A helmet keeps me just as warm as a hat but with the added protection benefit. Helmet brands and models all seem to fit a bit differently so it can be helpful to try a few on in the store to find one that fits your head.

This is a steal of a deal, one of the best values I've found on the helmet market. The helmet has a great fit and is super warm. I have yet to be disappointed by any Giro products. The vents and ear flaps are great features. These are the softest and most comfortable ear flaps yet. I'm impressed with the design of the vents and the option to open and close them (quite an upgrade from the vents you had to plug). I'm a little worried about the vent closure, it seems a little cheap and feels easy to break, especially since being out in the cold tends to make things more brittle. Again, excellent value.

This helmet is super high quality and a great buy. My bf and I have been looking at all the helmets on the market recently and this is one of the best I found. This model doesn't have built-in audio, but there are tune-ups which you can spiff it up with. I got the medium in light sky and it is pretty rad-tacular! The color is more of an aqua teal, which is great if your snow outfit stays within neutral colors. The padding on the inside is really nice and super comfy and the dial-fit helps make it super snug! Can't wait to shred it up and protect my noggin!

I bought this to replace my eight year old Giro Flint helmet. I find that I have a head that will only fit into Giro ski and bike helmets (I have tried to fit into other brands with out luck). This helmet has superb venting and the fit has been greatly improved with the addition of the micro-adjust dial that sits under the occipital part of your skull. Also fits perfect with my Oakley A frame goggles.

Got a medium Giro Omen, sent it back because there was too much lateral movement. Small didn't fit at all.

Thought the Fuse might be a tighter fit but it wasn't, still too much movement.

Giro's fit well if your head is nice and round... mine's probably a bit narrow and long, needs more padding on the sides.

I ordered this helmet and apparently the stock numbers were wrong but the third attempt to get it (they paid for all the costs) was a winner. Love the helmet, it fits great and looks great. I have a few sets of goggles and it fits very well with them all, not pushing in any areas and keeping a reasonable seal on my forehead from the cold air.

Wore it all of last season in Tahoe. Not one issue and looks as cool as a guy in a helmet can look.

I have nothing but praise for this helmet. It has a relatively low profile, and has a sleek, streamlined design. It also weighs next to nothing. The fit can be perfectly dialed, literally, with this adjustment dial on the back. There shouldn't be a reason why this helmet shouldn't fit. It also has a neat venting system to adjust between cold and warm days. One gripe is the fact the the fleece chin padding is fixed to one side of the strap, regardless of how you adjust the legth of the strap. In other words, it can't be centered for your chin. No big deal. I got it in matte black so the sun doesn't shine off the top of my head.

What can I say? This helmet is the swiss army knife of headgear: beanie, wind deflector, earmuff, and goggle holder. Furthermore, it has probabley prevented me from getting a concussion several times. What more could you want?

Cosy and Comfortable. Lady in the ski shop at Falls Creek (Victoria, Australia) wanted to know where i had bought it because it actually looked good. Price was much better than i could buy locally. Liked it so much I bought a second one for my husband.

On Day 1 at Steamboat, had a yard sale off of a unseen cat-track (low light conditions). Let's just say the Giro Fuse did it's job.

The micro adjustment makes it easy to get the perfect fit. The vents can be opened easily without removing ski gloves. My Smith goggles fit great with this helmet. Fist ski helmet I have owned and I don't even realize I'm wearing it on the mountian due to excellent fit and light weight feel.

Well, not quite. But the excuses I had about not wearing a helmet were largely discredited. With just one adjustment by the dial on the back of the helmet, I made the medium size fit my inbetween-sizes head perfectly. The Fuze was light, snug, and fit my goggles. I recommend it highly.

I really like this helmet, it feels good, fits well and doesn't look like a bubble head when I'm wearing it. My one and only complaint would be the tiny gap between my goggles and helmet that gets a little cold without a little hat. I don't really think that's the helmet's fault, and I would prefer to have a little less forehead coverage for the sake of feeling like I can see anyway. Overall, can't say enough good things - I made my Mom buy one too!

Giro first started in 1985 making cycling helmets when not all cyclists wore helmets, and certainly no skiers did. They perfected the cycling helmet into something you don't even notice once you have it on, but it protects your head in case of a crash, which I have personally witnessed way too many times.

When Giro got into snow helmets, I knew they would make the best snow helmets around, as the cycling helmets are second to none. And they delivered! Giro uses a light plastic shell that they injection mold the protective padding. This process allows for more vents and creates a stronger, more shock absorbing helmet than a solid helmet design many other manufactures use. The plastic's sole function is to really hold the foam together. The foam is the helmet's protection, not the plastic. In cycling helmets, the plastic also serves to allow the helmet to skid on the pavement so as not to jerk the head in case of fall, but with snow, this is a non-issue. Solid helmets will be heavier, have fewer vents, and not absorb shocks to the head as well. Do not buy a solid shell helmet from another manufacturer, get the real deal with a Giro helmet!

I have an older Fuse model without the adjuster in the rear. It fits my head perfectly, but the adjuster means it will fit even more heads. I bought this models for my daughter. She was just too big for small, so I was afraid medium would be too big, and it would be except for the adjuster, which produces the perfect fit.

The helmet is light, strong and has a variable vent system you can open, close, or crack 1/2 way open with the flick of your glove. On the lift up on a medium day, I often close it up, then open it as I start down a run. The breeze on my head keeps me from completely overheating. On a cold day, it stays closed the entire day. When it gets warm, they are always open. You also have side vents for the really warm days. Punch them out and put them in your pocket for a real breezy feel.

Goggles fit great with this helmet, creating a pretty good seal around the forehead. Make sure your goggles have enough strap to go all the way around the helmet (Hello goggle manufacturers!!!! Make sure you add one more inch of strap material so that we can wear your product with a helmet, most skiers now wear helmets. Hello??? Are you listening???? Hello!!)

This model does not have audio, but you need to listen to tunes while skiing, you should not be out on the slopes creating a hazard for other users anyway.

My only criticism of model is the flap that holds the goggles on will sometimes crack and break off. I repaired two other helmets (mine and my wife's), so it is not a big deal, but could be easily corrected in future models.

Just received my Silver Fuse M off of Tramdock. I bought it because it seemed like a good helmet for a good price. I also read the reviews about the dial and thought if it didn't fit great initially I could probably adjust it. My helmet didn't come with the dial although the fit seems pretty good. You can also adjust or remove all the padding to try and get a more comfortable fit. I haven't used it on the mountain yet but it seems light and comfy.

This is a wonderful helmet. It's the first helmet I've owned - of course I didn't like the idea of wearing one, and couldn't imagine how it could possibly be comfortable, but you really don't even notice you have it on! I wear a headband under it on cold days, and open all the vents on warm days, and am never disappointed. I got a large - I have a big head, but I probably could have gone with a medium, but I like the versatility so it works no matter how I wear my hair, or if I wear a headband or not - I can always adjust with the dial in back. I tried on several brands, but I guess I have a Giro-shaped head. If your head is similarly shaped, this is an extremelly comfortable helmet. Lightweight, adjustable, versatile, perfect.

I have a huge melon and the large fits great the adjuster on the back is great to, very easy to dial it into the perfect fit.

Ski season hasn't started yet so looking forward to wearing it.

Ordered late summer so have not used it skiing yet. Nice helmet but it was an earlier model without the rear dial adjustment and it fits a little tight.