{"id":1379584,"date":"2018-12-01T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/to-enjoy-outdoor-winter-adventures-without-incident-preparedness-is-key\/"},"modified":"2018-12-01T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T20:00:57","slug":"to-enjoy-outdoor-winter-adventures-without-incident-preparedness-is-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/to-enjoy-outdoor-winter-adventures-without-incident-preparedness-is-key\/","title":{"rendered":"To enjoy outdoor winter adventures without incident, preparedness is key"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTips for how to safely enjoy Colorado’s winter wonderland
\nBy Lauren GlendenningBrought to you by Kaiser Permanente
\nFrom dangerous roads to winter sports injuries to high-altitude breathing issues to exposure to the cold \u2014 wintertime in Colorado isn’t for the faint of heart.
\nWith a snowy start to the winter season, Coloradans are already in the thick of playing outside. But failing to properly plan for various outdoor adventures could lead to avoidable sickness or injury.
\nHere is helpful advice from Dr. Shannon Garton, Family Medicine Physician at Kaiser Permanente’s Edwards Medical Offices, regarding many issues we can face in the high country if we’re not careful.
\nHigh mountain air
\nOur air at high altitude is thin and dry. When the air is cold, it becomes even drier. This can induce symptoms of asthma and coughing, especially in people who may have underlying asthma, COPD or bronchitis.
\nYou can help to avoid this by covering your nose and mouth with a scarf when going out in the cold, and also avoid exercising outdoors in severe cold weather. If you have a known history of asthma, it is important to carry your inhaler with you in cold weather.
\nWinter sports etiquette and safety
\nCommon winter sports injuries include sprains, strains, dislocations, and fractures. Many of these injuries happen at the end of the day, when people overexert themselves to finish that one last run before the day’s end.
\nA majority of these injuries can easily be prevented if participants prepare for their sport by keeping in good physical condition, staying alert, and stopping when they are tired or in pain. It is best to not participate alone in a winter sport.
\nCommon winter sports injuries
\nIt is important to keep in shape and condition muscles before participating in winter activities. Injuries may be prevented by warming up thoroughly before playing or participating. Cold muscles, tendons, and ligaments are vulnerable to injury.
\nProper conditioning
\nBe sure to know and abide by all rules of the sport in which you are participating. It is helpful to take a lesson (or several) from a qualified instructor, especially in sports like skiing and snowboarding. Learning how to fall correctly and safely can reduce the risk of injury. It is very important to pay attention to other people on the ski hill and to watch for warning signs or markers of hazards. Paying attention includes making sure that you are able to hear other skiers or snowboarders while on the hill. Listening to loud music which blocks your ability to hear puts yourself and others at risk on the mountain. Avoid participating in sports when you are in pain or exhausted.
\nFrostbite
\nFrostbite is an injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues. First your skin becomes very cold and red, then numb, hard and pale.
\nFrostbite is most common on the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin. Exposed skin in cold, windy weather is most vulnerable to frostbite. But frostbite can occur on skin covered by gloves or other clothing.
\nFrostnip
\nFrostnip is a milder form of cold injury …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n

Via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sponsored Content
\nTips for how to safely enjoy Colorado’s winter wonderland
\nBy Lauren GlendenningBrought to you by Kaiser Permanente
\nFrom dangerous roads to winter sports injuries to high-altitude breathing issues to exposure to the cold \u2014 wintertime in Colorado isn’t for the faint of heart.
\nWith a snowy start to the winter season, Coloradans are already in the thick of playing outside. But failing to properly plan for various outdoor adventures could lead to avoidable sickness or injury.
\nHere is helpful advice from Dr. Shannon Garton, Family Medicine Physician at Kaiser Permanente’s Edwards Medical Offices, regarding many issues we can face in the high country if we’re not careful.
\nHigh mountain air
\nOur air at high altitude is thin and dry. When the air is cold, it becomes even drier. This can induce symptoms of asthma and coughing, especially in people who may have underlying asthma, COPD or bronchitis.
\nYou can help to avoid this by covering your nose and mouth with a scarf when going out in the cold, and also avoid exercising outdoors in severe cold weather. If you have a known history of asthma, it is important to carry your inhaler with you in cold weather.
\nWinter sports etiquette and safety
\nCommon winter sports injuries include sprains, strains, dislocations, and fractures. Many of these injuries happen at the end of the day, when people overexert themselves to finish that one last run before the day’s end.
\nA majority of these injuries can easily be prevented if participants prepare for their sport by keeping in good physical condition, staying alert, and stopping when they are tired or in pain. It is best to not participate alone in a winter sport.
\nCommon winter sports injuries
\nIt is important to keep in shape and condition muscles before participating in winter activities. Injuries may be prevented by warming up thoroughly before playing or participating. Cold muscles, tendons, and ligaments are vulnerable to injury.
\nProper conditioning
\nBe sure to know and abide by all rules of the sport in which you are participating. It is helpful to take a lesson (or several) from a qualified instructor, especially in sports like skiing and snowboarding. Learning how to fall correctly and safely can reduce the risk of injury. It is very important to pay attention to other people on the ski hill and to watch for warning signs or markers of hazards. Paying attention includes making sure that you are able to hear other skiers or snowboarders while on the hill. Listening to loud music which blocks your ability to hear puts yourself and others at risk on the mountain. Avoid participating in sports when you are in pain or exhausted.
\nFrostbite
\nFrostbite is an injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues. First your skin becomes very cold and red, then numb, hard and pale.
\nFrostbite is most common on the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin. Exposed skin in cold, windy weather is most vulnerable to frostbite. But frostbite can occur on skin covered by gloves or other clothing.
\nFrostnip
\nFrostnip is a milder form of cold injury …read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1379584","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-10 18:17:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KKCH - The Lift FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1379584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1379584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1379584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1379584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}