Around 200,000 people seek treatment for winter sports injuries each year. The number of injuries varies by sport, with snow skiing causing the most injuries, followed by snowboarding, ice skating, and sledding:

• Snow skiing: 76,000 injuries

• Snowboarding: 53,000 injuries

• Ice skating: 48,000 injuries

• Sledding: 22,000 injuries

 

Attached also is the Naval Safety Command Safety Awareness Dispatch, SA 24-01. Although this SA 24-01 was issued during the last winter it still has pertinent safety information which we can all learn from.