Claims stats reveal injuries
UK-based online comparison site Cheap.co.uk has announced that data in ski claims has shown young, female snowboarders are the most likely to suffer injuries on the ski slopes. A spokesman commented: “Our claims information has shown snowboarders are hurt more often then skiers, with young females the most likely to cause themselves an injury. We still see a significantly higher number of medical claims from skiers, but this is to be expected as more travellers currently enjoy this activity. Our data has shown that the percentage of snowboarders at a resort is lower at around 18 per cent than the percentage of snowboarding-related claims, which comes in at around 22 per cent. It has been this way for a number of years now.”
UK-based online comparison site Cheap.co.uk has announced that data in ski claims has shown young, female snowboarders are the most likely to suffer injuries on the ski slopes. A spokesman commented: “Our claims information has shown snowboarders are hurt more often then skiers, with young females the most likely to cause themselves an injury. We still see a significantly higher number of medical claims from skiers, but this is to be expected as more travellers currently enjoy this activity. Our data has shown that the percentage of snowboarders at a resort is lower at around 18 per cent than the percentage of snowboarding-related claims, which comes in at around 22 per cent. It has been this way for a number of years now.”
Snowboarders are most likely to suffer from wrist or shoulder injuries and Cheap.co.uk found many injuries were a result of falling forward on snow with wrist sprains, wrist breaks, fractured collar bones and concussions topping the claims information.
Skiers suffered highly from torn knee ligaments, leg muscle bruises and other knee-related injuries. The company continued: “The less experienced who are learning a new sport or activity are always the most at risk. Both skiing and snowboarding is an extreme sport and the risks can be extremely high, so the data is not surprising in any way. But it’s the risks that make the sport more appealing and interesting.”
Specialist travel law firm in the UK Irwin Mitchell is also urging caution on the slopes, after the US National Ski Areas Association revealed that there were 38 serious injuries at US resorts during the 2009/2010 ski season. Demetrius Danas, a specialist in skiing and snowboarding accidents at Irwin Mitchell, said: “We’re still seeing clients coming to us with serious injuries caused by a lack of safety barriers, inadequate marking of ski pistes, insecure chair lifts or collisions with other skiers or snowboarders, who haven’t had sufficient training.”