Is it just me or has the skiing accident and death rate gone up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A 12 year old from mass, a college student from William college, and the actress from bling empire were all wearing helmets and died in accidents since December. I’m sure there is more but coming across 3 in my news feed is a lot.

I wonder how many people were killed in car accidents driving to/from ski areas during the same time period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:early 50s lifelong skier here with a family ski house who is tapping out. Over the holidays I had what wasn’t even a bad fall on a beautiful day out west on a blue run and completely tore my acl and also tore my meniscus on both sides. I’m currently post op and on crutches with a full leg brace for 6 weeks and in pt for 9 mos. It’s been a painful, frustrating, expensive and super disruptive experience that is months from wrapping up. One of my teens also has a ski injury right now. Be careful out there!

One of my DS’s good friends from ski team is hospitalized with internal bleeding, broken ribs from a fall last weekend before a race. These are very talented skiers wearing all the correct safety gear. Be careful skiing! My kids love it, but it does make me nervous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 12 year old from mass, a college student from William college, and the actress from bling empire were all wearing helmets and died in accidents since December. I’m sure there is more but coming across 3 in my news feed is a lot.

I wonder how many people were killed in car accidents driving to/from ski areas during the same time period.

This is a silly comment. You could say the same thing about driving to a football game, it doesn't make football less dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 12 year old from mass, a college student from William college, and the actress from bling empire were all wearing helmets and died in accidents since December. I’m sure there is more but coming across 3 in my news feed is a lot.

I wonder how many people were killed in car accidents driving to/from ski areas during the same time period.

This is a silly comment. You could say the same thing about driving to a football game, it doesn't make football less dangerous.

Agree.

The PP needs to go start her own thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 12 year old from mass, a college student from William college, and the actress from bling empire were all wearing helmets and died in accidents since December. I’m sure there is more but coming across 3 in my news feed is a lot.

I wonder how many people were killed in car accidents driving to/from ski areas during the same time period.

This is a silly comment. You could say the same thing about driving to a football game, it doesn't make football less dangerous.

It's not a silly comment at all. It's putting the risk of skiing into perspective based on the baseline risk that operates in the background.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 12 year old from mass, a college student from William college, and the actress from bling empire were all wearing helmets and died in accidents since December. I’m sure there is more but coming across 3 in my news feed is a lot.

I wonder how many people were killed in car accidents driving to/from ski areas during the same time period.

This is a silly comment. You could say the same thing about driving to a football game, it doesn't make football less dangerous.

It's not a silly comment at all. It's putting the risk of skiing into perspective based on the baseline risk that operates in the background.

It’s whataboutism.

Try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 12 year old from mass, a college student from William college, and the actress from bling empire were all wearing helmets and died in accidents since December. I’m sure there is more but coming across 3 in my news feed is a lot.

I wonder how many people were killed in car accidents driving to/from ski areas during the same time period.

This is a silly comment. You could say the same thing about driving to a football game, it doesn't make football less dangerous.

It's not a silly comment at all. It's putting the risk of skiing into perspective based on the baseline risk that operates in the background.

Skiing is objectively dangerous. It’s also a leisure activity whereas most people drive because they have to