Have Fun But Stay Free of Injury

Hi all.  Have an AWESOME time on the mountain, but also …Be careful out there people.  😎 Especially when there has NOT been any new snow for a while.  That is when a lot of upper body injuries take place!

Snowboarding linked to injury rate rise on slopes, study findsFox NewsAllowing snowboarders to hit the slopes at one U.S. ski resort led to a small rise in the number of overall injuries, a trend in line with findings at ski areas elsewhere, according to a U.S. report. Injuries rose by 13 percent in the two years after …<

Hi all.  Have an AWESOME time on the mountain, but also …Be careful out there people.  😎 Especially when there has NOT been any new snow for a while.  That is when a lot of upper body injuries take place!

Snowboarding linked to injury rate rise on slopes, study findsFox NewsAllowing snowboarders to hit the slopes at one U.S. ski resort led to a small rise in the number of overall injuries, a trend in line with findings at ski areas elsewhere, according to a U.S. report. Injuries rose by 13 percent in the two years after …

Simple things can be done to help keep you injury-free out there. 

• For example, when you are falling down, make fists with your hands and bring your arms in.  This will save your wrists and fingers from hyper-extending or getting crunched.

For more on snowboarding safety, see the posts tagged with the term SAFETY.

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