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	Prevent Disease.com - Skiers and Snowboarders Need Helmets
		Skiers and snowboarders should wear helmets to protect themselves from traumatic brain injuries, according to a new report.
		Head injuries account for only a small number of total injuries among skiers and snowboarders, yet they are the number one cause of death and serious injury for people engaged in these sports, according to lead study author Dr. A.
		Overall, 1,214 skiers and snowboarders were admitted to the trauma center during the study period, and nearly 30% of them had traumatic head injuries, Levy's team reports in the October issue of The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care.
	preventdisease.com /news/articles/skiers_snowboarders_need_helmets.shtml (560 words)

	CJNS-Head Injuries in Skiers and Snowboarders in British Columbia
		Unfortunately, the ski areas do not record the relative proportion of skiers and snowboarders and thus an estimate of 70% skiers and 30% snowboarders was made by the main resort areas reported in the study for use in the calculation of head injury rates.
		A fifth skier, with a high complete cervical cord injury, died after a prolonged stay in hospital when his ventilator was disconnected at his request (he had initially sustained a mild head injury).
		All but three (92%) of the injured skiers (including the two patients who suffered fatal head injuries) were able to return home, with only one requiring further inpatient rehabilitation (see Table 4); the three patients who died of nonhead injury related causes were excluded from this analysis.
	www.cjns.org /28febtoc/skiers.html (3054 words)

	Halfbakery: Direction indicators for skiers
		Skiers, notably those at the novice end of the scale, are directionally unpredictable to other skiers.
		For example, a novice skier who is making a series of turns in a textbook manner will plant a pole in approximately the pivot point of their intended turn.
		Granted, an entire piste of skiers wearing these would probably be too confusing, but if limited to those who need them most (and those who are public-spirited enough to allow other skiers this attempt at directional avoidance planning) they could go some way to limiting collisions on busier slopes.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Direction_20indicators_20for_20skiers (904 words)

	UCP: Water Skiing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A skier with a disability uses a board (ski) that is similar to a surf board with a seat (cage) attached to the top.
		In water skiing it is advisable to have a spotter to communicate between the skier and the driver of the boat.
		Skiers with vision impairments must cross the wake, and the crosses are counted for 15 seconds.
	www.ucp.org /ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/15/11383/11383-11383/2848 (766 words)

	Sports: Skiers & Snowboarders
		By giving half the trails to snowboarders and half the trails to skiers, skiers and snowboarders would be confined to their own special area.
		Then again, trails could be made especially for skiers, and snowboarders, with the traits that best suit the snowboard and the ski.
		Many ski resorts have snowboard parks, which are large areas made for snowboarders only, where skiers are not allowed at all.
	www.teenink.com /Past/1996/6739.html (441 words)

	TAY backcountry skiing: year-round backcountry skiers
		Many of these skiers have consecutive months of skiing streaks which have passed 100 months, and one skier is now over 300 consecutive months (that's more than 25 years!).
		Skiers differ in how they got started skiing year-round, the criteria they use for what passes as a countable ski trip, how they manage to keep skiing through the low snow season, and the equipment they use, and it can be interesting to read about these.
		She was a better skier than me and soon I was forced to get better at cross-country downhill (by any means).
	www.turns-all-year.com /indexyrs.html (4039 words)

	AMC: Activities - Tuckerman Skiers Earn Their Turns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Backcountry skiers talk a lot about “earning your turns.” The phrase captures the essence of backcountry skiing, because, without the benefit of ski lifts and snow grooming, you have to climb up the terrain you intend to ski down, and then negotiate your descent, whether through powder, corn, or crud.
		Once the climb is made, a skier will click into his or her skis, point them down, and zoom toward the bottom.
		Because skiers must hike over the terrain they intend to ski down, they have the opportunity to stop climbing whenever they feel they’ve gone high enough, and begin their descent from there.
	www.outdoors.org /activities/tuckerman/tucks-2005.cfm (1079 words)

	Of soldiers and skiers.
		Skiers, after all, have proven time and again that we have the grit to stand our ground when it comes down to a fight.
		Skiers seem to have an unspoken language, a bond that allows us to cross borders soldiers can't penetrate, even by force.
		We seem to have an ability to transcend cultures, brought on by a shared love of sliding on snow, a common connection to nature, and high respect for a mountain geography that can be as deadly as it is serene.
	www.powdermag.com /features/onlineexclusive/going_away_112404 (858 words)

	Nordic News - Minnesota Studies Skiers And Snowmobilers - Wednesday, March 09, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sixty-five percent of people interviewed were aware of problems that snowmobilers caused for residents, and seven percent knew of problems caused by skiers (mostly trail use conflicts with snowmobiles and ATVs).
		Eight percent felt skiers harm the environment, while 55 percent said snowmobilers hurt the environment.
		Overall, 81 percent felt skiers had a positive impact compared to 36 percent for snowmobilers.
	www.onthesnow.com /news/nordic/030905-13943.html (328 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Snowbird skiers to travel via tunnel
		Skiers will get from point "A" to "B" and back on a moving "carpet" or people-mover.
		The new, realigned lift would be Snowbird's fourth high-speed quad and would introduce skiers to the intermediate terrain on the popular Chip's Run.
		Lisa Smith, executive director of Save Our Canyons, said her group has been working closely with Snowbird on the proposed tunnel and lift alignment, "and, really, the issue now is mostly the unknown since nothing like this has been done in the United State.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600112438,00.html (773 words)

	Electrical Apparatus: What skiers never see
		That means that more than 10,000 skiers, on average, use the ski resort's 19 chair lifts to ride from the base to the top of the slopes.
		And most of the skiers won't think twice about the abilities of the lift operators and maintenance crew that allow skiers to make it up the mountain safely.
		It does the same maneuver at the bottom, allowing four skiers to mount the chair at normal speed while the lift maintains a gain of 800 to 1,200 feet per minute.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3726/is_200003/ai_n8887015 (1565 words)

	Skiers Benefit from Advancements in Technology And
		Skiers at this year’s Chevrolet U.S. Alpine Championships are faster, stronger and safer as they carve corners at high speeds down challenging courses on Mount Alyeska.
		Slalom skis are shorter (between 155 and 165 cm versus 200 cm in the past) with varying depths of side cut that gives the skis their hourglass shape.
		This allows the skier's center of mass to have a straighter line through the gates and produces faster times.
	www.anchorage.net /983.cfm (447 words)

	CNN.com - New England: Skiers seeking out glades - Jan. 29, 2004
		Whatever the reasons, more and more skiers are getting off the groomed path and into the woods at northern New England ski areas.
		Skiers are asking for more glades, and ski areas are answering, along with making better use of their acreage at little additional cost, according to Greg Sweetser, executive director of the Ski Maine Association.
		Glade skiers usually are intermediate or advanced skiers, though there are wider and more gradual novice trails.
	www.cnn.com /2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/29/sprj.ski04.glade.ski.ap (884 words)

	Boston.com / Travel / New England / Maine / Giving African-American skiers a lift
		There was a time when Anderson's only discomfort on the slopes came from the stares and double-takes she received from other skiers, almost all of them white and, she suspects, almost all of them unaccustomed to seeing an African-American skier.
		That time, at the end of last season, she was joined by more than 400 fl skiers, because Sunday River was host to Winterfest, the eastern regional ski festival hosted by the National Brotherhood of Skiers, an umbrella organization for 84 fl ski clubs in 46 cities.
		Team NBS, as it is called, includes about 24 nationally selected skiers who receive financial support toward their athletic development and the opportunity to train and compete with other elite skiers at brotherhood summits.
	www.boston.com /travel/newengland/maine/articles/2003/11/09/giving_african_american_skiers_a_lift?pg=full (903 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Buoyant skiers face bleak future
		The snow sports industry is looking forward to a bumper season with one million British skiers and boarders expected to head to the mountains.
		However, there are severe problems ahead that the industry ignores at its peril - global warming, a sharp fall in teenagers skiing and growing concern about high levels of injury.
		"Skiers and boarders love their sport and if the snow line rises then they will just have to go higher.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2484447.stm (609 words)

	Patrol tends skiers' safety
		With hundreds of skiers — both novice and experienced — navigating the 18 slopes at Perfect North Slopes ski resort, the odds are there are going to spills and tumbles.
		The experienced skiers put the Villa Hills, Ky., boy on a rescue toboggan and pull him across the snow to the first-aid station.
		Association with a local patrol as an alpine skier or snowboarder, nordic patroller or auxiliary patroller.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/01/21/loc_patrol_tends_skiers.html (869 words)

	High Country News -- Printable -- March 26, 2001: Parks test skiers' green resolve
		Skiers and conservationists have long argued that snowmobiles disrupt wildlife and pollute the mountain air.
		Included in a footnote in the massive study is a plan to give backcountry skiers the boot from some Teton peaks and ridges to protect bighorn sheep.
		To survive the harsh winters, sheep must conserve their energy, he says, and stick close to areas where snow is shallow and they can get to sparse vegetation.
	www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.PrintableArticle?article_id=10375 (719 words)

	Five Skiers Killed As Avalanches Sweep French Alps
		The first big avalanches of the new season killed five skiers in the French Alps this weekend, and badly injured four others, as local officials warned that winter sports enthusiasts should take "exceptional care" amid continuing heavy snowfalls and strong winds.
		On Saturday afternoon, two off-piste skiers in the Ecrins region were seriously injured when they triggered a spectacular avalanche halfway down a steep 2,900m-high slope.
		Officials said skiers should take extra care and questioned the wisdom of opening slopes early, at a time when the snow was not yet fully stable.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/12-9-2002-31829.asp (555 words)

	Idaho Mountain Express: Skiers, snowmobilers draw line in the snow over accessability
		The Nordic and Backcountry Skiers Alliance in Sun Valley is pressing for more nonmotorized acres for skiers on the Sawtooth National Forest.
		Collins contends the bulk of the skiers have been staying in short, groomed loops near roads and are now venturing into the hinterlands, which have been the province of snowmachines.
		She predicted some areas will be set aside for skiers, some for snowmobile riders and some trails may be shared.
	www.mtexpress.com /2000/02-09-00/2-9apsnow.htm (700 words)

	The Oakland Press: Local News: Early morning water-skiers at center of noise disputes
		For years, the skiers - some who live in apartments on the big lake - were out there early, sometimes around 7 a.m.
		The old location was in a calmer part of the lake, he said, away from public boaters and free skiers.
		Skier and homeowner Mark McManus tried to bring the disputing parties together to resolve the situation, but failed.
	www.theoaklandpress.com /stories/061204/loc_20040612037.shtml (963 words)

	In snow sports, skiers no longer run the show
		In contrast, the same survey showed the number of skiers is declining -- 6.8 million people in 2003 compared to 10.6 million people 10 years before.
		Skiers, usually on twin-tipped skies, now frequent the parks in the same numbers as 'boarders, resorts say.
		The thought was that moguls were for skiers, and the terrain parks were for riders," said Tim Eastley, Breckenridge's park manager.
	www.freep.com /features/travel/snowboard19e_20041219.htm (830 words)

	Law for Skiers
		It is illegal to tow a water skier between the hours of one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
		Vessels towing a person(s) on water skis or similar device must carry onboard a red or orange “skier down” flag and the observer must display it whenever the skier is in the water.
		Except when dropping off a skier at or near a dock all efforts shall be made to reasonably minimize the time and distance the vessel shall travel inside the one hundred (100) foot zone while operating at speeds greater than no wake or five (5) miles per hour.
	www.boat-ed.com /id/handbook/ski.htm (315 words)

	Skiing: Cross-country skiers glad winter arrived (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Until recently, this had not been a good winter for cross-country skiers who are at the mercy of Mother Nature when it comes to snow-covered trails.
		Unlike their cousins, the downhill skiers, cross-country folks are at the mercy of Mother Nature.
		The Pennsylvania Cross County Skiers Association is holding its winter picnic this weekend.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05023/446758.stm (728 words)

	eastsidejournal.com - Rainier officials to skiers: Keep out; Recreational spillover from Crystal Mountain creates stir ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Expert skiers and boarders sometimes slip across the ridge-top boundary that separates Crystal from the park, and down the pristine backcountry slopes on the other side.
		The park's attitude has angered a small group of backcountry skiers, some of whom say they've been using the public land for decades.
		The terrain is so valued because it lets skiers drop about 3,000 feet through steep, deep snow to Washington 410, where they can catch a ride back to the lifts at Crystal.
	www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/82430 (495 words)

	New Insurance Plan for Skiers & Snowboarders
		Skier Insurance Services (SIS) offer SKIER GUARD Season Pass Insurance to cross-country skiers and downhill skiers; coverage may be purchased online at 6% of the pass price for the 2003/04 season.
		Season passes are an economical way for frequent skiers to pay for their sport.
		A skier who buys this insurance and cannot use the pass for at least 30 consecutive days can recoup the value of the unused portion of a season pass on a pro-rata basis.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2003/10/prweb85531.htm (663 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Where are skiers? Resorts 'wide open' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While thousands of global visitors are gathered on Utah's slopes to watch the world's best skiers, enthusiasts of the sport apparently aren't doing a lot of skiing themselves, some officials at non-venue resorts say.
		Rollins said resort traffic is about two-thirds of what it has been at this time in previous years, and most of the skiers on the mountain are locals.
		Day says she thinks local skiers are preoccupied with the Games and are going to events, volunteering and spending time downtown instead of skiing.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,375009624,00.html (561 words)

	BYU NewsNet - Gas prices unlikely to deter skiers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sixty-six percent of those skiers were from out of state, according to the National Ski Areas Association, an organization that tracks skier numbers both locally and nationally.
		Skiers also tend to be a little wealthier, so gas prices do not have as much of an impact, Williams said.
		The number of skiers hitting the mountains, despite rising gas prices, is good news for Utah's economy too.
	newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/53034 (336 words)

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