The number of statements made by the 10 coaches for the 20 cases related to factors within the categories visibility, snow and piste conditions
Visibility, snow and piste conditions | Statements | Cases | |
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Visibility | Flat light | 18 | 8 |
Poor blue colouring | 7 | 6 | |
Bad visibility | 12 | 2 | |
Fog | 4 | 2 | |
Snow | Aggressive snow | 11 | 9 |
Icy conditions | 14 | 7 | |
Inconsistent snow conditions | 4 | 2 | |
Soft/accumulated snow | 5 | 2 | |
Piste | Small bumps | 22 | 11 |
Challenging piste/jump for the racers | 13 | 9 | |
Not well prepared jumps/spill zones | 17 | 4 | |
Flat landing | 1 | 1 | |
Course too smooth | 1 | 1 |
There was no limitation on the number of different factors each coach could identify. The table also shows the number of injury cases where these specific factors were assumed to contribute to the injury situation.