Into winter sports? Snow skiing and snowboarding can be filled with exhilarating moments and tons of fun. that is, if you don't become Superman and try ridiculous stunts and have fun in a dangerous way.

Research released this week concluded that more head and spinal cord injuries are happening all around the globe due to unsafe use of winter sports equipment. The reason? Sportsgoers are engaging in more unsafe acts using all that equipment. Apparently, it's too hard to be involved in winter sports in a very safe, conservative way these days.

One small help, according to the senior researcher on the study, would be to always wear a helmet. Although many folks I know shun helmets because of some stupid social stigma, it could easily save you from massive injury on the slopes. Do you wear one?