Table 1.

Demographic information for the 75 study participants collected during the first season at five snowsport resorts in Western Canada. Data are presented as mean ± SD or as a percentage of the number of volunteers.

	Patrollers	Instructors	Lift operators
Age	30 ± 12 yrs	36 ± 16 yrs	23 ± 4.8 yrs
% Males	84%	54 %	78%
% Smokers
Tobacco	0%	13%	17%
Other	28%	8%	40%
% Skiers	80%	56%	43%
% Telemark	20%	0%	0%
% Snowboard	0%	39%	47%
% Both board and ski	0%	4%	13%
Years of experience	2 ± 12 yrs	6 ± 4 yrs	1 ± 1 yrs
Participates in recreational physical activity	72%	46%	33%
% Body fat
Males	14.6 ± 5.4%	20.1 ± 6.7%	15.1 ± 6.7%
Females	16.6 ± 3.4%	24.4 ± 7.2%	27.3 ± 9.9%
BMI
Males	23.9 ± 2.5	26.1 ± 2.6	24.9 ± 5.1
Females	21.7 ± 1.7	23.3 ± 5.4	25.5 ± 5.8