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An anecdote rather than a statistic but... I don't know any snowboarders with busted knees but a good proportion of skiers have done either an ACL, MCL or both!
I thought it was generally accepted that snowboarders break their wrists, skiers their knees.
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I thought this was a popular myth that isn't backed up in data but who knows!
Reminds me of the running is bad for your knees myth.
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Skiing may be worse for ligaments, but I think snowboarding is worse for cartilage. (Also anecdata)
Skimo is the real danger though. Often done in terrible conditions, on ridiculous skis that snap if you look at them the wrong way, with bindings that don't release reliably and wearing no more than a road cyclist. -
I think pelvic injuries might be a feature of snowboarding too. I know one who dislocated (?) The cartilage joint at the bottom of his pelvis by landing sideways on his hip after a jump.
Frankly the idea of being irreversibly strapped to a plank gives me the jibblies, but I always have my ski bindings set pretty light anyway.
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That's probably because we spend most of the time sitting around drinking whereas skiers actually go and do some sort of sport for the most part.
Stonehedge
chiroshi
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ric_a5
Snowboarding is also terrible for knees, especially the back one!