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Safety Facts:
The over riding majority of climbers and white water kayakers
will wear a helmet. This is not the case with skiers or snowboarders.
Here are some interesting facts:
- Your chance of needing hospital treatment for injury on a ski holiday
is between 2% and 3%.
- The chance of suffering a minor injury, not necessarily requiring treatment
is 1 injury in every 14 days of skiing.
- 75% of accidents relate to falls caused by poor fitness or inexperience,
influenced by snow conditions or simply bad luck.
- 25% of accidents are because of a collision, either with another person or
a fixed object like a pylon or tree - around 60% to 70% of collisions result in
hospital admission.
Safety Advice:
- Helmets - reduce the severity of a head injury by 50% - most head injuries involve a collision.
- Wrist guards - trauma surgeons in hospitals seeing a lot of snowboarding injuries agree that wearing wrist guards would significantly reduce their workload.
- Carry transceivers, a probe, shovel and emergency kit when skiing or boarding in back country areas.
- Follow local daily weather and safety reports and heed local advice.
Snowcard are working in partnership with the UK's leading mountain sports specialist; Ellis Brigham who offer a comprehensive range of Mountain sports products aimed at keeping you safe in the mountains. Visit their website to see if there is a store near you or check out their range of clothing and equipment for skiing, snowboarding & mountaineering online.
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