They are trained for more than 100 hours in emergency medical care and transporting injured skiers on toboggans.

The building is packed with first-aid supplies, bunks for injured skiers, two-way radios, coffee machines and the ambiance of a large family room.

The condition of a second injured skier was not immediately known.

His methods were committed to getting injured skiers back on the slopes more quickly than usual.

In winter it also operates for its subsidiary, the Tyrol Air Ambulance to transport injured skiers.

Settlements between Yan and injured skiers topped over seven million dollars.

As the saga of an injured skier desperate to get healthy played out, I made two discoveries.

Ski areas usually have at least a basic first aid facility, and some kind of ski patrol service to ensure that injured skiers are rescued.

Any seriously injured skiers are generally flown by helicopter to a Santiago hospital some 20 minutes away.

Ski patrollers have responded to injured skiers in highway accidents, revived people after near-drownings and even assisted in births.