Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures

Frozen chairs in Tignes. Photo: Robert Bye. Unsplash. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.

The Mountain Doctors Network (MdeM) has compiled the winter sports accident figures for the 2023-2024 season. The report shows 136,700 injuries, which represents an average of 2.6 injuries per 1,000 skier days.

Three skiers enjoying the snow and views of Banff Sunshine Village. Photo: Banff Sunshine Village Resort. Unsplash. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.
Three skiers enjoying the snow and views of Banff Sunshine Village. Photo: Banff Sunshine Village Resort. Unsplash. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.

The winter sports accident observatory. Mountain Doctors publishes accident figures.

The results of the epidemiological network for observing winter sports accidents constitute the most comprehensive database (more than 400,000 cases in the database to date, since 1992) on winter sports pathologies.

For the 2023-2024 season, the report shows 136,700 injuries. This total number allows the association to establish a risk incidence reported to the number of skier days provided by Domaines Skiables de France. This average is 2.6 injured people per 1,000 skier-days.

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