Well that's me just home from ISSS 2009, the main snow sports research meeting that I attend every 2 years - this time held in beautiful Garmisch-Partenkirschen. It didn't get off to a great start with my family's travel plans disrupted by an outbreak of chickenpox - so we had to head home and I travelled out without the rest of my family. All credit to my long suffering wife Jayne for allowing me to go whilst she had sleepless nights back home with our poor spotty son!
The meeting was as ever a great mix of cutting edge research and much needed socialising. ISSS meetings are reknowned for their friendly and inclusive nature and this one was no different. You can read my summary of the research presented by following the link above - good to see so much work underway to keep you and I safe on the slopes. The latest data on injuries amongst elite skiers and snowboarders from the FIS injury surveillance system though is scary - 1 in 3 athletes sustaining an injury every season and many of these serious. The FIS is looking for quick solutions and this might not be easy to achieve.
ForJo Public there is still plenty afoot - electronic bindings for skis, a new release binding concept for snowboarding and moves to make helmets even better than they are now. I am still digesting a lot of the work that was presented and will be updating all the relevant pages of my website in due course.
Wishing our colleagues and friends in the southern hemisphere a great ski season - stay safe on snow
Mike
The meeting was as ever a great mix of cutting edge research and much needed socialising. ISSS meetings are reknowned for their friendly and inclusive nature and this one was no different. You can read my summary of the research presented by following the link above - good to see so much work underway to keep you and I safe on the slopes. The latest data on injuries amongst elite skiers and snowboarders from the FIS injury surveillance system though is scary - 1 in 3 athletes sustaining an injury every season and many of these serious. The FIS is looking for quick solutions and this might not be easy to achieve.
ForJo Public there is still plenty afoot - electronic bindings for skis, a new release binding concept for snowboarding and moves to make helmets even better than they are now. I am still digesting a lot of the work that was presented and will be updating all the relevant pages of my website in due course.
Wishing our colleagues and friends in the southern hemisphere a great ski season - stay safe on snow
Mike
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