mono-skis
One-board snow descent
Mono-skis are wide single skis designed to accommodate both feet side by side, used primarily by adaptive skiers with lower-body disabilities.
The skier sits in a molded seat mounted atop the ski and uses outriggers—short poles with ski tips—for balance and steering.
Mono-skis allow people with spinal cord injuries, amputations, or other conditions to navigate ski slopes independently.
Frozen crystalline precipitation
- powderFine dry particles
- groomedMade neat and tidy
- pisteDesignated ski route
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
mountain · resort · trail · ice · frost · cold · alpine · backcountry
Impairment affecting life activities
- paraplegicLower-limb paralysis sufferer
- amputeeOne without a limb
- accessibilityEase of approach
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
prosthesis · inclusion · rehabilitation · mobility · independence · empowerment · outriggers · tethering
Move with effortless continuity
lean · weight-shift · stance · control · maneuver · traverse · schuss · snowplow
snow
Frozen crystalline precipitation
slope · mountain · resort · trail · ice · frost · cold · alpine · backcountry · off-piste
disability
Impairment affecting life activities
- paraplegicLower-limb paralysis sufferer
- amputeeOne without a limb
- accessibilityEase of approach
wheelchair · prosthesis · inclusion · rehabilitation · mobility · independence · empowerment · outriggers · tethering · assistive
glide
Move with effortless continuity
turn · lean · weight-shift · stance · control · maneuver · traverse · schuss · snowplow · parallel
athlete
Sports competitor
training · endurance · strength · technique · slalom · downhill · combined · podium · qualifier · category
binding
Legally or morally required
suspension · seat · frame · harness · helmet · goggles · chairlift · wax · tuning · edges