What is the risk of dying whilst skiing or snowboarding?
Extremely low unless you’re a complete numpty. The traumatic death rate for skiing is 0.7 deaths per million skier visits. For snowboarding the figure is 35% lower at 0.46 deaths per million snowboarder visits. These rates exclude deaths from medical causes (e.g. cardiac arrests, asthma attacks etc). Skiers are more likely than snowboarders to die as the result of an impact injury whereas snowboarders are more likely to die from jumping or a tree well (NARSID) accident. On average, about 35-40 skiers and snowboarders die every year in the USA as a result of a traumatic accident. Excess speed and/or jump heights are usually involved in most traumatic deaths on the slopes.
