Since the mid-1970s the number of skiing accidents has decreased markedly, mostly due to improvements in ski equipment.

On average, a skier will have some sort of accident requiring medical attention only once every 200 days of skiing.

Normally people are less in a rush in life by their Autumn years, which is just as well as it can take older skiers longer to acclimatise. However, senior skitizens do have the advantage when evening comes around and tend to be better at wining, dining and dancing 'till dawn. Seeing as they are more likely to be able to afford it and less likely to care about the repercussions, we would advise you to make the most of it.