Ski-Lift Accidents - a #Visualization
via IllicitSnowboarding - a peek at ski-lift accidents above. Mind you, when you look at the full numbers, it really isn't bad at all, not unlike flying... After spending the length of time I just have concentrating on lift accidents you start to get a skewed view of the dangers. To give all these events some context here’s some stats from the US in the average year: 350,000,000 - Ski lift rides 12,000,000 - Skiers/snowboarders 38 - Skiing/snowboarding fatalities 0.33 - Ski lift fatalities I’ll take those odds.