Replying to Is this the way skiing is going to be from now on?

I know many of you are probably expecting some dumb thread on aerials and triples or mute grabs. If you came here looking for that, I would click the back button, and turn around, because that's not what this thread is about.

I have done no fact checking to write this, as I am not professional, and have no time to do that, so please correct me, if I am wrong off the top of my head, but do so respectfully.

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Is this what skiing is going to be from now on? Every year, we lose one or two incredibly inspiring and influential skiers? First Shane, then CR, Jamie Pierre in 2011 and now Sarah Burke?

What is happening with our sport? Are we pushing the limits too far? Going too big?

In the past few years, our sport has progressed incredibly fast. Whether it means going bigger off of cliffs, doing more spins and flips, or going bigger. We are seeing more injuries, and it seems like more deaths as results of crashes, avalanches, and accidents.

Previously, TBI was an unknown abbreviation in our sport. Today, just about any 15 year old skier or snowboarder could tell you that it stands for Traumatic Brain Injury.

Is our sport getting too dangerous?