Tips for ski season injury prevention
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
Nothing ruins a skiing or snowboarding weekend like having to hitchhike down the hill in a ski patroller's sled — or in an ambulance. Fortunately, the overall rate of skiing injuries has declined by 50% since the 1970s, according to the National Ski Areas Assn., a trade organization. (Snowboarding injuries are a different story: They've nearly doubled in the last decade — partly because the sport itself is relatively new.)