Show Skiing Safely There have been many new advances In skiing some of which have made skiing a much safer these improvements are of nc help to the skier unless he uses them and uses them NEW developments in skis allow the skier to ski with more control and The new higher plastic boots also aid in control and give more ankle support to prevent ankle The most impressive safety advances have been in the area of safety release Old style cable bindings will soon be in museums IN names like the most Those who follow new binding changes also talk about binding and the new Allsop If a skier goes to three ski specialty shops and asks what the safest binding he probably will get three different The safest binding has not been invented EUROPEANS are now requiring that new bindings sold in Europe meet certain minimum No doubt this practice will be adopted by the United States There are several medical laboratories trying to determine what makes a binding Orthopaedic surgeons have been trying to improve bindings and thus reduce the number of ski Some important facts have come out of their about 80 percent of skiers have improperly adjusted bindings and a higher percentage of skiers don't know how to adjust their bindings or that they should be cleaned and checked at regular t most injuries occur in beginning skiers who have not had lessons or who are on slopes beyond their The Injury rates are also high among people with improperly applied or adjusted People are most frequently injured at the end of a day when they are NEXT WEEK'S article will discuss points to check on ski Most bindings can be made fairly safe with a little attention and It takes only a few minutes to adjust but it takes from four to six months for a broken leg to |