Bi-Skiing - Instructional progressions are used for those individuals (a)
who use a wheelchair as their primary means of mobility, (b) who are not
able to ski standing up, and/or (c) who may or may not have strong upper
extremities and/or good torso/trunk balance (tend to be more limited). The
Bi-ski is state-of-the-art technology - it consists of fiberglass, plastic
or carbon fiber seat/bucket/boot that the skier sits in. The seat, with
restraining straps for the torso and legs, is attached to two full length or shorter shaped skis with a high load adjustable shock absorber. The
bi-ski also has an optional fixed outrigger that can be attached to limit
the radius of the turn and help keep the ski balanced in an upright
position. The Bi-skier sits in the ski and uses zero, one or two short handheld outriggers (forearm crutches with skis attached at the base of
the crutch). Control is achieved by using body movements to help carve the
ski and, when possible to use the outriggers (hand held or fixed) for
balance as well as to help to achieve desired dynamic skiing movements.
Persons who ski in the Bi-ski almost always require having an instructor
skiing behind the ski - with a tether strap(nylon safety cord) attached to
the back of the Bi-ski.(some exceptions apply).
A partial list of those
who would use Bi-ski methods includes: persons with lower extremity
amputations, spinal cord injury (paraplegic or quadriplegic), spina
bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, traumatic brain injury etc.
Bi-Skiing - Instructional progressions are used for those individuals (a)
who use a wheelchair as their primary means of mobility, (b) who are not
able to ski standing up, and/or (c) who may or may not have strong upper
extremities and/or good torso/trunk balance (tend to be more limited). The
Bi-ski is state-of-the-art technology - it consists of fiberglass, plastic
or carbon fiber seat/bucket/boot that the skier sits in. The seat, with
restraining straps for the torso and legs, is attached to two full length or shorter shaped skis with a high load adjustable shock absorber. The
bi-ski also has an optional fixed outrigger that can be attached to limit
the radius of the 
turn and help keep the ski balanced in an upright
position. The Bi-skier sits in the ski and uses zero, one or two short handheld outriggers (forearm crutches with skis attached at the base of
the crutch). Control is achieved by using body movements to help carve the
ski and, when possible to use the outriggers (hand held or fixed) for
balance as well as to help to achieve desired dynamic skiing movements.
Persons who ski in the Bi-ski almost always require having an instructor
skiing behind the ski - with a tether strap(nylon safety cord) attached to
the back of the Bi-ski.(some exceptions apply).
