Injury Trends in Norwegian Ski Resorts in the 10 Year Period 1996–2006

A central ski patrol-based registration of skiing and boarding injuries was performed by the Norwegian Ski Lift Association during the winter seasons 1996/1997-2005/2006. Totals of 31 175 injured skiers/boarders and 21.898 million skier/boarder days were recorded during the ten seasons, giving an injury rate of 1.4 injured per 1000 skier/boarder days. Most of the injuries occurred during alpine skiing (49-58 %). Snowboarding injuries peaked with 45 % in the middle of the period decreasing to 35 % the last two seasons. Telemark skiing and skiboarding each accounted for less than 10 % of the injuries. Wrist injuries were most common among injured snowboarders and knee injuries among injured alpine skiers. The percentage of knee injuries was almost twice as high for females compared to males throughout the period (pKEYWORDS: age factors, athletic injuries, children, fractures, skiing, skiing trauma, snowboarding, skiboarding, sports, sprains, tibial fractures Language: en