At the time of this writing, Winter is just coming on. You, dear reader, may be dreaming and fantasizing about skiing or snowboarding. As exciting and fun as these activities are, it’s important to have a serious attitude about safety while snowboarding or skiing. These exciting sports are inherently fraught with danger. We don’t like to think about that fact, and it’s true that we should not be focused on it when we’re engaged in them. Talk about a killjoy! So, this is why we need to be prepared with safety precautions in advance. Let’s look at the most important snowboarding and skiing safety measures that we should take.*Keep fit. Skiing and snowboarding are demanding tasks, even if they are tons of fun. If you are not in good shape, you are asking for serious injury out there on the snowbanks. If you plan to ski or snowboard this Winter, but you don’t feel that you’re in pretty good shape already, start preparing now. The best things to do: skip rope (15 minutes); play some racquetball (40 minute or longer sessions or games); go running for at
