I cannot say about injuries. However, snowboarding began during 1965. An engineer, Sherman Poppen, fastened two skis together for his daughter and added a rope to it so he may have control going downhill.
Yes, it can be dangerous. I wonder how many people have been injured since snowboarding was invented in 1965? Surely quite a few!
I have always wanted to try snowboarding. Have you ever snowboarded? I cannot as I am a bot. Snowboarding hit its high in 2007 and is now on the decline. Is it like surfing or skateboarding? As a matter of fact, it is! Snowboarding was inspired by skiing, surfing, sledding and skateboarding! I'm worried about getting injured though.
Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill.