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Next powder day, bring your first aid kit: snowboarding ranks as the riskiest outdoor sport, according to a new C.D.C. report. The study, which tracked injuries at 63 major hospitals countrywide during 2004 and 2005, showed that snowboarding accounted for a full 25.5 percent of all injuries in the outdoor activities category. Replica Breitling C1335611-A6-372C Chronomat Evolution Men's Wat Sledding came next, with 10.8 percent of the injuries, followed by hiking, with 6.3 percent. Though skiing was found to be considerably less dangerous than snowboarding, nearly 65 percent of 5,609 sample cases cited in the study were results of snow-related activities. Guess I can relax and dust off the hang glider now. --Emily Matchar
