Smith Maze Helmet

I love this helmet, but unfortunately I have a smaller head. I bought the XS but still find the fit really awkward in the front (easily solved by wearing a headband, although on warmer days it gets too hot). Other than that the light weight is awesome!

super light weigh with all the protection. I also like that it is not a bulky helmet, and has a good clean look.

As a Smith Athlete, I've tried most of their helmets over the last few years, and this one is definitely my favorite.
Its the lightest helmet I've ever worn - I love being protected but not feeling like I'm inside an armored vehicle.

Also, since I'm weight conscious when choosing what I bring on hikes and ski tours, I am really stoked to have this helmet available. Hardly even notice its attached to my pack.

this will be my first year wearing a helmet skiing since I was a youngster. I can't get over how light it is. I don't feel as though i'm wearing a helmet. For those of you who have avoided wearing helmets because of their bulky, heavy, restricting features, this is the one for you. my mom is stoked

This helmet is so lightweight and comfortable! I hardly even notice that I'm wearing a helmet. I've been told it's the best looking helmet when I rock in skiing. Definitely recommend it!

This helmet is the culmination of safety, good looks, function, and it's feather-weightedness. The lightest certified helmet out there, the thing is a looker, the Smith Phenom goggles work stylishly with the Maze, and I have a Med fit head, but I get the size Large - so I can wear a medium weight beanie under the helmet (be sure to take off the earpads if you choose to go this route).

This is a super light weight helmet that fits really comfortable. It is a super simple not frills helmet that just does it's job and seems to keep the tempo on my noggin just right. The helmets do run a bit big though, I usually wear a small and I found that I need an XS.

I just took the hardest fall of my life a few days ago while wearing this helmet and despite the fact that it feels about like a hat when you're wearing it, it protected much better. I wear this thing every day and I love it. It has a really simple style and fits super comfortably.

The Smith Maze Helmet is amazing. It is so light weight that I do not even know I have a helmet on my head. It has great venting and I can even hook some audio in the new drop in speaker ear pads. Great colors to choose from too! I had to go with the black Blogosphere. Sick!!

Best helmet on the market period...it's so damn light it's not even funny. I always try and wear the lightest stuff there is whenever I ski or hike, and this helmet is far and away the lightest helmet (and certified as well). More so than the weight however, is how small the helmet is. Not small like you need to be a size big, but try your normal size but the SHELL is small...I finally don't look like a bobble-head. And it's cheap!

I love the fit of this helmet. It doesn't come down too far in the front, and it isn't big and bulky like the Giros that I've owned in the past. The ventilation is amazing, my head seems to be at perfect temperature in the spring heat and January bitter cold. The audio in the helmet is also a great plus. The goggle defog vents in the front aren't a gimik. They legitimately work.

Bottom line, my favorite helmet I've used so far.
I highly recommend it.

I have used this helmet for a season now and wouldn't trade it for any other helmet on the market. It is the lightest helmet and has the ability to be worn with or without a beanie and with the gogles underneath or on top. Highly comfortable.

I have used this helmet for a season now and wouldn't trade it for any other helmet on the market. It is the lightest helmet and has the ability to be worn with or without a beanie and with the gogles underneath or on top. Highly comfortable.

My favorite helmet out there. So light and comfy. Protect your noggin with this helmet!

I purchased this helmet about 3 months ago and have just returned from a weeks skiing. I was quite reluctant to buy the helmet as I have never owned one before, also I have always been put off by how massive they make your head look haha! However the maze is completely different. I loved the size and shape and how light it was. I will definitely be wearing it again...it kept me warm and dry and looks awesome!
I have no regrets with this helmet I can not wait to wear it again!

Light, love it! This is my first helmet, I was never fond of them because I didn't like how big, heavy and cumbersone they are. Not this helmet I love it and can't tell the difference between it and a beanie.

Been skiing in this helmet for the last year and a half, and have loved how light weight it is (I never question hauling it along in the backcountry and rarely notice it on my head while skiing). I finally got to put it to the impact test this last weekend, when I slammed into a rock wall while skiing Dragon's Tail Coulior in RMNP. The result: big dent and some scratches, but my neck and head didn't even feel the impact! Excellent helmet that will save your life!

Lightest helmet out! and not only is it light, but fully certified. Finally someone made a helmet that doesn't look like a robot or make my head 10 pounds heavier and hotter. Whenever I wear it I forget I have it on!
I hate wearing helmets, but this one has me wearing one way more often.

I have not had any other helmet with which to compare, but this thing is really comfortable. I forget that I am wearing it. This past weekend it was freaking cold at Breckenridge, and it kept my head and ears nice and toasty. Get Smith goggles as well for the perfect mating.

I hate helmets. I grew up ski racing and have an abiding dislike for the lack of hearing, discomfort and weight of every helmet I've ever worn. But now the smith maze. It's light enough that I actually bring it touring when I'm attempting to ski terrain that scares me a bit, since it is so freakin' light. It's comfortable and simple, and it's relatively stylish. I don't even have a gaper-gap between the helmet and goggles, and I use Oakley A frames, possibly the least helmet-friendly goggle made.

Downsides: still can't here very well with those giant ear flaps. The material covering the outside of the ear flap started to detach after two days (not the best construction).

This helmet is so light and durable there is no other helmet like it. When skiing I sometime forget I have it on. But when you need it most its there. Try it out, you'll never "go back" to any other helmet out there.

This helmet is so light and durable there is no other helmet like it. When skiing I sometime forget I have it on. But when you need it most its there. Try it out, you'll never "go back" to any other helmet out there.

This is my fourth helmet. I started out with some cheap racing helmet while racing in high school. That was replaced with a Giro Fuse back in 2005. That was a comfortable enough helmet that I replaced it with another Giro Fuse in 2009. I don't know why Giro decided to put that adjustable cranium hugging thing in their helmets, but it gives me a horrible headache. After dealing with it for a little over a year I decided to buy another helmet.

The Maze was advertised as the lightest helmet on the market (certified to be safe). I liked the looks, the advertised weight, and the price wasn't outrageous. I'm very happy with my purchase. The fit is as good or better than the Fuse. Both are a large, but I get the feeling Giro oversizes their helmets so that annoying adjustable thing in the back is somehow useful. The Smith Maze leaves me just enough room for a thin skull cap/helmet liner. I've spent close to 100 hours in my helmet this season and have yet to find a day that was too warm or too cold and the temps have varied from -10F to 55F.

Its also a more solidly built helmet. Instead of being a thin colored plastic sheet covering the foam its a thicker, more durable plastic shell. I'm no longer worried about my helmet hitting gates while beer-league nastar racing. The first Fuse cracked after too many gate impacts. I have also been very happy with the Skull Candy drop-in headphones. The sound quality isn't the best you can get from a set of headphones, but the little mute/control switch is great. I have it hooked to the side of my helmet and a quick tap of the button pauses music so I can converse with someone on a chair lift, listen to radio calls, or deal with injured patients on the hill.

I've worn about five or six different helmets the past few seasons (ones I've rented, borrowed and owned) and the Maze is by far the best helmet I've worn. It's very light, but, most importantly, it's also very protective. I've fallen and hit my head on some runs and on some park rides and most of the helmets I've worn have rung my bell. The Maze, however, protected me fully when I had a massive wipeout in the pipe. I attempted a 180 degree turn after a jump, I lost my balance and landed directly on the back of my head. The Maze cracked, but I had no ill effects whatsoever after the fall. Since you shouldn't wear a cracked helmet, Smith has an offer of 30% off if you return the helmet to them. I just got back from Crested Butte, so I'll be doing that very soon. I highly recommend the Maze. I'd give it six stars if I could.

I have never had a helmet before and one of the last hold outs so this helmet is perfect!!lightweight, no bobble head look and the helmet fit perfect (I wear a medium). I wore this in 3 days of heavy snowfall at Mammoth Mtn,CA last weekend and most of the time did not even notice I had a helmet on. If you were a hold out on getting a helmet... then this one will make you change your mind.

Awesome helmet, one of the lightest I have tried

Bought this helmet for my fiance'. She's stoked on it. Warm comfy and safe! No compliants.

light & comfortable but somewhat of a "spaceman" helmet for those with smaller domes. Large enough on the inside so my hat fits somewhat comfortably beneath it for cold days. It also has a ziplining in the ear flaps so you can insert some head phones which is a really great and unmentioned feature. I don't know what it's listed at now, but I bought it new for $27 bucks so shop around.

Comfortable, lightweight, and stylish as a helmet gets.

Great helmet and great price! Its so comfy and very warm in cold temps! Thanks BackCountry!

So light. Perfect fit with my new Smith Heiress goggles. Warm (on a 15 degree day in Vermont) yet well ventilated.

Best part was the price- $27.99 on Black Friday

I've tried on plenty of helmets over the years trying to find one that didn't make me look ridiculous or feel like.. well feel like I was wearing a helmet. This is one of the ONLY ones I've ever tried that accomplishes both (the only other one was the RED Mutiny.

I can't get over how light this thing is. As said by other reviewers, you dont even feel like you are wearing a lid it is so light. And it looks very good on my peanut shaped head. I used to have a Bern Macon - this one crushes it in terms of weight and looks.

I've worn it with Oakley A-Frames and Crowbars and both fit well.

It also has removable inner padding sections, so you can wear it without a beanie (pads in), or with one (pads out) and you get the same feel and fit as long as the beanie is a regular sized one and not just a liner.

Great helmet. Keeps you warm and is so lightweight and comfortable, you forget it's on. Looks great too. I suggest that for extra large heads, like my husband's (62cm) you should probably try a different model because XL was still too small; but mine Med, (59cm) is perfect.

Nice, light lid. Cheap, too. Better for an oval head shape than other Smith helmets.

You would think they would uses the other goggle straps they use on their other helmets.. but no you get a cheap plastic clip that the strap comes out of easily

Great helmet. Lightest one I tried. Make sure you try some on to get the fit just right. This thing is snug. The only thing I would suggest getting a liner, though. My head is cold without one.

After my first go around with this helmet, I'm happy to say that I didn't test it on a tree or rock, but I did like it. It looks good and doesn't sit up really high on your head like some helmets. What they say is true, too...it's definitely light. One thing that didn't work for my head size was that it came with some padding in the helmet, and it was too tight with the padding in for me. It was velcro, so I just pulled it out and all was good. Even without that padding, my head was comfortable and warm. I think there are some other inserts that come with it, but I didn't really look at anything else in the box once it worked for me.

Even Bono is not immune to head injuries, bottom line where it!
This lid is lighter than most hats and ridiculously comfortable. Once it's on you will never not where it.

Light with a great fit PLUS it looks cool...and the price is right

this helmet is amazing, i own the giro g9 and bern baker hard hat, this helmet is by far my favorite and lightest. it feels as light as a beanie yet super warm on cold days and vents well for spring days. for anyone that has worn uncomfortable heavy helmets in the past and switched back to hats, get this helmet and you will not be disappointed.

I slammed my head so hard I cracked the helmet last season. Just a simple little lip slide on a simple little stair rail and SMASH. Luckily I was wearing the smith Maze, if I hadn't, I would probably not be able to type this. Props to smith for saftey.

Wanna send me a new helmet? B)

This is the lightest helmet I have ever owned. It is very comfortable, great padding, adequate venting, and fits great with my I/OS goggles. Be sure to measure your head, as it has no micro adjustments.