If ensuring safety Before Hitting the Slopes is very essential, making your way to be safe while on the slopes is of equal importance. You need to consider a lot of factors so you can reduce your risks of getting injured. In this section, we will look at some of the things that you need to pay attention to when you are on the slopes:

• Maintain control. At this time, you should know your skill in Skiing and the terrain. Ski within your abilities. If you realize that you are on a slope that is...

Ski Lifts are the means of transport in Ski Resorts. Ride a Ski Lift to reach the top of the slope, then ski your way down.

Aerial Lifts and Surface Lifts are the basic forms of Ski Lifts. Get familiar with these lifts in this section:

Aerial Lifts
Aerial Lifts transport the skiers up the hill while sitting on an open chair or gondola which is attached to a cable. Chairlifts and aerial trams are examples of Aerial Lifts.

Technically speaking, gondolas and chairlifts are trams. Aerial trams...

More and more skiers and snowboarders are wisely using helmets. Helmets dramatically reduce head trauma when experiencing a fall. Especially when venturing off-piste on rocky or woody terrain, wearing a helmet can be a genuine life saver. As the cost of a helmet is hardly more than one or two ski passes, one should consider buying a helmet. Furthermore, you may notice that the really good and cool riders all wear helmets.

Below the menu are Guidelines in Selecting the right Ski and Snowboard...

Snowboard, Peaks League and Freestyle Banquet!
 
This season we have moved the banquet to a day event to make sure everyone can participate.  The banquet will now take place on Sunday February 28th in West Lodge.  There will be food and prizes for everyone!

Peaks League -11:30 - 12:15pm

Snowboard/Freestyle - 12:15 -1:00pm

See everyone there
Shawn Letton

On Sunday we hosted over 100 freestyle skiers and snowboarders at our Interclub Big Air event.  It was a huge success with the sun out and music blasting in the park.  We had a number of top finishers.  Our next event is a slopestyle at Beaver Valley on Sunday and you can find complete results on facebook search interclub freestyle development league.

Emma Grimshaw -  Silver

Graydon Wessinger - Gold

Gabi Brownstein - Silver

Spencer Janes - Bronze

Kaitlin Oliver - Gold

In an update, last week I...

The Peaks Race Team has a great time at Craigleith this past Saturday.  Here are our top finishers.  Our team will be racing at Beaver Valley on Sunday and you can find complete results on facebook search interclub race development league.

Matt Wolfe - Silver

Injuries to the knee joint account for around one third of all Skiing Injuries. The Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) of the knee has always been the most common knee injury, as a twist of the knee often leads to a minor MCL sprain. Also, while the overall percentage of knee injuries has remained constant over the past 25 years, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of knee ligament ruptures, particularly ruptures of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL).

Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain...

We have now shut down snowmaking for the season. With a little over 91 million gallons and no thaws to speak of this season, we are comfortable with the amount of snow on our trails. The long range forecast looks cold with continuing snowfall for the remainder of February and possibly into March. This means the conditions should remain as good as they have been to date.

We have removed the snowmaking hydrants from the center line on Rogers and Minute Mile. This is always an exciting exercise for...

Ski helmet use reduces the risk of head injuries and does not increase risk of neck injury, a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has found.

The report, published Feb 1, 2010 in CMAJ, states helmets reduce risk of head injury by about 35 percent. It also found that adults--but especially children--who wear helmets do not increase their risk of neck injuries.

"What we found wa, effectively, that there was a reduction in head injury risk with helmet use but no associated increase in...

The common upper limb injury in Skiing is 'Skier's thumb', which accounts for around 10% of all Skiing Injuries. Skier's Thumb usually happens during a fall when the Ski Pole is held in the hand, catches in the snow and acts as a lever against the inside of the base of the thumb. This overextends the thumb and causes damage to the Ulnar collateral ligament at the base of the thumb. Usually, there is a sprain of the ligament, but sometimes there can be a complete rupture.

In days gone by, it...