Snow sports involve quick types of movements and twisting that we don't usually encounter during our regular daily lives or even in our typical work-out routines.

• Practice side-to-side steps, hops, and jumps.

• Keep your stomach muscles tight when doing agility exercises.

• These types of agility exercises also help give our muscles gain a type of strength (eccentric) that has been shown to reduce injury.

• Balance on one leg with your knee slightly bent. Move the other leg out and in, back and forth.

• Improving your balance will improve your handling and control on the slopes. This will reduce your risk of crash and injury.