Snow conditions during which injuries happen cover the gamut of what skiers experience during the season. The impact of the increase rate of injuries at lift areas is revealed by the high number of injuries sustained skiing on packed powder surfaces. All the more reason to ski backcountry powder. Any snow condition that predisposed to edges being caught up in a fall are higher risk. As seen earlier in the study, the injury rate varies with level of experience.
Current data shows the following injury rates based on level of skier.
Expert 8.2 2.5 Extreme 5.0 0.4 Backcountry hut information is located on at the Backcountry Info page. Page General Injury Info Demographics Knee Injuries Equipment Backcountry Photo Gallery Return to the Telemark Skiing Injury Home Page .