A compare on snow: Snowboard? Skiing?

Authors : Kadri Yildiz, Ahmet Gökhan Yazıcı, Kenan Çadırcı

Pages : 1452-1455

Doi:10.24289/ijsser.321818

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Publication Date : 2017-10-05

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Aim: Snowboard and skiing are differnt winter sport methods. This study aimed to compare the two techniques. Methods: In the 2016-2017 winter season, 108 winter sportmen/women were evaluated for traumas in Palandoken Ski Center/Erzurum. 61 of 108 were ski-user (Group A) and 47 were snowboard-user (Group B). Results: In Group A, traumas were: 27 knee, 16 elbow, 11 hip and 7 ankle. In Group B: 21 wrist, 11 skull, 9 vertebra, 6 knee. 6 cases have needed intensive care in Group B, and only one in Group A. Conclussion: Snowboard has balance-active, younger and easy-learning method. Skiing has speedy, prolonged-time, more harder method. Traumas of snowboard may be more mortal than skiing; but skiing more morbid than snowboard.
Keywords : snowboard, ski, comparing, wintersports