| Snowboarders and skiers are increasing in number | | | | to be 3 to 4 times more likely to crash into |
| every year. As the numbers increase so do the | | | | something or someone. A snowboard on the other |
| number of injuries. More awareness is being placed on | | | | hand acts more like a seat anchor, preventing sliding. |
| snowboard safety and ski safety. | | | | Death usually is caused from hitting something. |
| During the course of a year about 11 million skiers | | | | The most common injury faced by skiers is anterior |
| and 4 million snowboarders in the U.S. alone are on | | | | cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains. Those who were |
| the slopes at least once. The average number of | | | | injured skied more years, but fewer days per year, |
| visits to the slopes is around 60 million. For every | | | | were more likely to be female, are older, and fell less |
| 1000 skier visits, there are around 2.5 serious medical | | | | often. |
| injuries. This comes out to one injury every 430 days | | | | Before you begin snowboarding or skiing be sure to |
| of skiing and snowboarding. | | | | take some lessons from a qualified instructor. Plus |
| The death rate of snowboarders is 40 percent lower | | | | make certain you have the proper equipment. |
| than alpine skiers, they are more likely to be hit by | | | | Ultimately you are responsible for your own safety. |
| skiers gone out of control than the other way | | | | The safer you are the more fun you will have on the |
| around. | | | | slopes. |
| When skiers fall they slide a lot which causes them | | | | |