Skiing injuries have little to do with trail difficulty.

The Post-Star (Glen Falls, NY) | March 31, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Christine Margiotta

Mar. 31--Raise a ski pole if you've been injured at Gore Mountain in the past five years.

The 366 people who banged up their wrists will have to raise a boot instead.

Well, that is if they weren't also one of the 688 who hurt a knee.

Anyone who dons the goggles and gloves knows enjoying this popular winter sport comes with a very serious risk of injury.

But who's most often to blame for a blunder: the skier, or the condition of the trail?

Accident and injury tallies taken at Gore Mountain, along…

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	Skiing injuries have little to do with trail difficulty. Newspaper article from: Post-Star (Glen Falls, NY) ...trail on which the injuries occurred. "If...accidents on one trail, that would raise...because they got a little cocky and tried...black diamond trail, right? Wrong...highest number of injuries in those five...has nothing to do with the number...Post-Star would have had ...
	For Safer Slopes, Skiers Must Maintain Control Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...Skiers who do not ski in...that might have resulted...tackling a trail too difficult...a day of skiing with a last run down a trail graded...degree of difficulty. Unable...died from injuries the same...surprising. Safe skiing is as important...entering a trail or ...
	ICY, HARD-PACKED RUNS HOLD DANGER.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) ...who was skiing with her family...of internal injuries as a result...serious ski injuries. After the...ski resorts do a superior...any time we have a lack of...degree of difficulty. The difference...run you are skiing is icy, ski...middle of the trail, where everyone...a ...

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