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Evidence-based guides written for skiers, not surgeons — on prevention, protection, acute injury and recovery. New posts twice a month.

Featured · Acute injury

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Injured on the piste: what to do in the first 24 hours

The order matters: medical centre, documents, hotline, video. Here is the checklist we give every Trip Protection member — and what to do if the medical centre says “just a sprain”.

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Acute injury

Do I need an MRI? A consultant’s honest guide

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Protection

Does travel insurance cover a ski injury? What it leaves out

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Recovery

Skiing after ACL reconstruction: when, and how to know

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Prevention

Before the first lift: kit, weather and your group

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Prevention

Pre-ski exercises: the 12-week knee programme, phase by phase

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Whole MSK

Shoulders, wrists and ankles: the other injuries of the piste

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Protection

Skiing in your 50s and 60s: strength, balance and confidence

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How it works

What a consultant letter actually does — and why insurers act on it

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