New Study of Ski Helmet Use Urges Importance of Responsible Skiing The snow has fallen in northern New England, and skiers and snowboarders are getting ready to hit the slopes or trails. A new study by trauma surgeons at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) emphasizes that, while wearing a helmet can protect against some injuries, it has limited ability after certain impact forces. Skiing responsibly and within one’s abilities is critical to […] Brains SnowBrains | December 3, 2019 0 Comments
Squaw Valley’s Emily Harrington Rescued After “Pin Ball” Fall on El Capitan in Yosemite, CA Professional climber and Squaw Valley, CA resident Emily Harrington, 33, was injured after taking a big “pin ball” fall while climbing El Capitan in Yosemite, California on Sunday. Emily was fortunate to escape the fall with only cuts & bruises. “I had an accident yesterday on El Cap. I’m banged up but gonna be ok thankfully. Not much to say […] Climbing CragBrains | November 26, 2019 0 Comments
How The Day I Almost Died Changed The Way I Ski I was certain that I was going to die when the ski patroller’s face turned white as a sheet after cutting open my ski pants to reveal the broken femur bone protruding from the center of my thigh. It was New Year’s Eve in 2014 as I lay bleeding out on the bottom of a small ski hill in the […] Crash Martin Kuprianowicz | September 18, 2019 6 Comments
Enduro World Series Releases Results of Comprehensive Mountain Biking Injury Study Mountain biking can be a very safe, or very dangerous sport, depending on how and where you ride. The Enduro World Series recently released the results of what they are calling “the largest medical study ever undertaken in Mountain Biking.” The study was conducted by sports scientists from Edinburgh Napier University and is available here. The first part of the […] Cycle Mike Lavery | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
Police Looking for Man Who Punctured Boy’s Brain with Ski Pole in Grouse Mountain, BC Ski-Rage Attack The father of a 13-year-old North Vancouver skier who suffered a serious brain injury on Grouse Mountain, BC made an emotional appeal on Wednesday for the person responsible to come forward, writes CBC. Related: Judge Upholds Conviction of Doctor Accused of Attacking 12-Year-Old-Boy at New Jersey Resort David Keir says on the evening of March 30 his son Max and […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 23, 2019 0 Comments
How To Avoid Getting Injured From Skiing: The last month has been big, and it seems like everybody is nursing an injury whether large or small. The knees, hips, wrists and other parts of skiers and snowboarders alike have fallen prey to fearsome malfunction that is injury. Many of these injuries are season ending, and require expensive surgeries, exhausting rehabilitations, and many moons to recover from. So how do we avoid […] Brains Sergei Poljak | January 30, 2019 0 Comments
Utah Skier Steven Nyman to Miss the Olympics after Suffering Torn ACL Less than two weeks before the start of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Utah alpine skier Steven Nyman received news that he didn’t want to hear; that an injury will keep him from his fourth straight Olympic Games appearance, reports sltribe.com. U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced yesterday that the 35-year-old from Provo, who grew up skiing on […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 30, 2018 0 Comments
First Hand Account of November 16th, 2017 Lake Tahoe, NV Avalanche That Injured 2 Skiers At 9am on Thursday, November 16th, 2017 two backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche in Lake Tahoe, NV. Both were injured. This is a detailed account by one of the group of four skiers involved in the avalanche and rescue. This avalanche occurred on Hourglass Bowl on Tamarack Peak in Lake Tahoe, NV. According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, this […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 23, 2017 1 Comment