Recommended Links

These links were all checked on 5.3.08. Please email me if you have any problems with these links or would like to recommend sites for inclusion on this list. Please note that I limit the links on this page to sites with reasonable relevance to the content of this website and/or whose content I feel is of sufficient quality and general interest to include. Commercial advertisements on this site are managed via Google Adwords.

International Society for Skiing Safety
Visit the newly revamped website of the world's foremost international organisation for research into snow sports safety

Vermont Ski Safety
Order the excellent ACL awareness video from the legendary Carl Ettlinger!

Common knee injuries in skiing
A concise website covering injuries of the knee. Written (in English) by a French team!

Injury Free Zone
Excellent site from the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre. Check out the Snow Maniac game (excellent fun for kids and the young at heart!)

Snow Monsters
Another great site for promoting snow sports safety amongst kids!

Sports medicine for snow sports
Details of exercises for all snow sports thanks to IFA fitness (click on skiing in the left hand list)

Fit to ski
Written by Carl Petersen, dedicated physiotherapist for Alpine Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Albertville and Lillehammer. Full of information on getting and keeping fit for skiing.

NSAA Safety Facts
Various page links on snow sports safety from the National Ski Areas Association (US)

Ski Safety
Not quite as it sounds - this is the website of Jim Chalat - a Denver lawyer who specialises in ski injury cases - makes for interesting reading though!

Piste Hors
Highly recommended French based website (in English) with valuable information on off-piste skiing and avalanche safety. Regularly updated and respected reading!

ICE
Website and linked blog encouraging the use of the ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact system.

Tree well safety
Few skiers and boarders are aware of the potential dangers of tree wells. It's quite simply a horrible way to die. Read the information on this informative site and reduce the risks of falling into one yourself. If you've been involved in a tree well incident, click on the terms and conditions page to send information to the researchers.

KneeBinding.com
Website of the manufacturer of the soon to be released new alpine ski binding with lateral heel release specifically designed to mitigate against the major cause of ACL injury to the knee. You can find my explanation of this binding here.

CSPC study on helmet use in snowsports
The controversial study published in 1997 with a link to a PDF format. Although on the face of it, this document reads convincingly, it has in fact been discredited by most leading snow sports safety experts. More about why on the helmet page.

Skihelmets.com
A website dedicated to promoting the use of helmets on the slopes - lots of reviews.

Snell Memorial Foundation
Lots of information on helmets from Snell - who are behind the toughest of the recognised standards for helmets for snow sports

ASTM F2040
Information on the American Society for Testing Materials helmet standard 2040

Lids on Kids
An education initiative from the National Ski Areas Association aiming to promote the use of helmets amongst children on the slopes - good one for parents!

Wrist guards

International Society for Skiing
The new ISSS website is under development and more features will be added in time for winter 2005/06

Ski Area Management
Very useful site - you can subscribe to their newsletter which often contains very interesting information from ski areas around the world

Medicins de Montagne
MDM is a very proactive association of French ski doctors - their site is in French but you get the general jist!

Britski
Not the best web design ever but packed with lots of useful information and links on British skiing and skiers

Aviemore Medical Practice Home Page
Visit the home page of the medical clinic in the Scottish Highlands where Dr Langran and his colleagues work

Reading Shoulder Unit
Leading UK shoulder surgery unit located in Reading, Berkshire.

Ski Scotland
National site for skiing in Scotland. Links to conditions at all five Scottish ski areas, accommodation etc etc

CairnGorm Mountain
Home page of the ski area where Mike is the ski patrol doctor

Generation 2
Learn or improve your telemark or alpine ski skills with Mike and Nick based in Aviemore

The Telemark Ski Co
Top class telemark tuition around the globe with John Eames and Bonny Masson - who many moons ago taught Mike to telemark ski ....!

Winter Highland
Site for information and discussion forums on Scottish skiing and climbing

Highland Instinct
Great site dedicated to snow sports in Scotland. Frequently updated in winter with pictures from the ski slopes

Hypothermia
Useful information, protocols and links on hypothermia and its treatment

Avalanche First Response Training Program
Simply superb! - A free online course in avalanche survival developed by the Canadian Avalanche Association. Highly recommended

Snow-forecast.com
Get predictions of when and where the white stuff will fall......In my experience its not that accurate for Scotland - but I know others swear by their forecasts

Scottish Avalanche Information Service
Avalanche information and forecasts for major Scottish climbing areas

Wilderness Medical Training
Runs courses and conferences for those who need medical/first aid skills in remote environments (e.g. expeditions)

www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk
Specialist training courses for individuals providing medical cover on expeditions

Wild Medic.org
UK based organisation teaching EMT/wilderness medicine courses

Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute
US based organisation with a similar aim

Glenmore Lodge
Situated near the Cairngorm Ski Area, Glenmore Lodge has a worldwide reputation for excellence in teaching all aspects of mountain sports

Mountain Medicine.org

Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia
Links to lots of SAR discussion forums and other SAR sites worldwide

Wilderness Medical Society

Mountain Rescue Association

UK Mountain Rescue Council

Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland

British Mountaineering Council

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8. FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES OF INTEREST (click on the relevant picture to go to the conference website)

Dr Mike Langran will be attending the following conference in 2008

Onsnow.co.uk
A very comprehensive guide to snow sports with many expert articles to chose from

www.go50.org
Fantastic page promoting skiing amongst the over 50's....some great links too.

Snow Journal
American based and full of information on snow sports, gear developments etc.

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
A complete and authorative orthopaedic text on line - with lots of piccies and references -superb!

Oiseval photography
If you never been to Scotland, check this site out for some absolutely stunning scenic photography and you'll see what you've been missing (my wife is from the Outer Hebrides...not that I am biased of course!)

Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Now we are talking! The Real M^cCoy - buy cask strength malt whisky on line. You'll need it if you visit any of the sites below!!!

Kevin the Space Penguin
Test your mathematical skills trying to slingshot Kevin back to his spaceship (WARNING: This is huge fun and very addictive - you could spend hours here!)

Poke the Bunny
Honestly, who thinks up stuff like this?! (irresistable all the same...)

Snow sport injury/safety information	Helmet and wrist guard information	National organisations
Hospital/clinic sites	Ski patrol sites	Scottish ski information
Other mountain/ medicine sites	Forthcoming conferences of interest	Miscellaneous links