Although high-risk sports carry the danger of severe injury, the enjoyment they provide makes the risk worth taking for some individuals.

“there's something about being just on the edge of breaking something or really hurting yourself that like makes you feel alive yeah yeah you know you know right yeah”

Wearing a helmet is essential to survival while snowboarding because falling on one's head can easily result in fatal injuries.

“and i hit my head so hard so so [ __ ] hard like if i if i didn't have a helmet on i would 100 be dead 100 there's no doubt in my mind i'd be dead right now if i wasn't wearing a helmet”

Engaging in extreme sports like snowboarding or riding a motorcycle involves a risk of injury that may become unjustifiable when one has children.

“it's the whole thing gets thrown out of whack when you have kids right like when you have kids it's no longer just your life right like if i yeah it seems like it'd be very cool to zip around on a motorcycle all the time i think i would enjoy that but it's i'm also like but then if i totally no faul”