The advanced technology of ski boots and bindings has brought a dramatic drop in the incidence of injuries that occur on the slopes of ski resorts: from 9 injuries per 1, 000 skiers in 1950 to 3 in 1980  As a result, the remainder of ski-related injuries, which includes all injuries occurring on the premises of a ski resort but not on the slopes, rose from 10 percent of all ski-related injuries in 1950 to 25 percent in 1980
The incidence of these injuries, including accidents such as falling down steps, increases with the amount of alcohol consumed per skier
The technology of ski boots and bindings affects the incidence of each type of ski-related injury.