170318 20260410165451.0 doi 10.33552/AJSSM.2026.03.000559 sideral 148788 ART-2026-148788 eng García-Foncillas López, Rafael Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0445-2958 Skiing and Snowboarding at Ski Resorts: Case Studies of Accidents 2026 Millions of people take part in winter sports worldwide [1,2]. Downhill skiing and snowboarding are said to have beneficial effects on health [3], although they are also associated with a potential risk of injury. Previous studies report an injury rate of 4.6 per 1,000 skier-days [4], with differences between alpine skiers (2 to 10 injuries per 1,000 skier-days) and snowboarders (1 to 6 injuries per 1,000 snowboarder-days) [5,6]. The at-risk population in Spain was 5,155,380 during the 2024-2025 season [7], translating these percentages into a high number of injuries per year. The possibility of suffering a serious injury or death whilst skiing or snowboarding means that these are considered high-risk sports. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1011 615 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú. Área Medic.Prevent.Salud Públ. 3, 2 (2026), 1-4 Acad. j. sports sci. med. Academic Journal of Sports Science & Medicine 2998-2650 332024 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170318/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2113771 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170318/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:170318 articulos driver 2026-04-10-13:46:28 ARTICLE