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 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hello good afternoon,

I have just returned from two weeks skiing in Fernie - Amazing but steep hence my following question hoping to seek some advice. I have mild Cerebral Palsy (CP) I ski without any adaptive equipment just two planks of wood!, ok I have gone for slightly more flexible skis. Due to my CP I have little / no ankle flex. While skiing in Fernie on Blues and some black runs I noticed that my left turn is weaker, thus my skis run across the hill longer as I find it hard to apply the edge pressure as easy as I can on my right side. My left side is weaker I am going to gym and doing single leg exercises to try and strengthen it before next season. I have noticed that my left keen is less stable. My question is would a keen brace help with the stability, thus transfer of pressure ? I focus on lowering my centre of gravity, thus getting more weight on the downhill ski. Is there any more techniques I can try to strengthen my left turn ? Please note I have custom boots and have already reduced the flex.

Any ideas / suggestions welcomed.. I fund Fernie one of the most challenging resorts I have skied compared to France and Austria.

Kind regards,

Peter
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

There is a device called a "ski mojo" which is designed to give sketchy old knees some support, you might find that it may help you. You might be able to borrow or hire one to try in a snow dome or dry slope near you. I'd get in touch with DSUK and see if they can offer some advice or suggest where you can borrow one from. I would suggest you book a lesson with an adaptive instructor when you try it for the first time as you may need some help to get the hang of it and without any suggestion in your post of whether or not you have any weakness in your wrists/hands you may also need help to get the thing fastened.
Good luck.
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