Mono-ski

Spanish skier Nathalie Carpanendo using a mono-ski
German skier Anna Schaffelhuber using a mono-ski

A mono-ski is a sled used by a skier with paraplegia, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or cerebral palsy.[1][2] Mono-skis are used only in para-alpine skiing.[2] People who use mono-skis need good balance to stop themselves from falling over.[3] The mono-ski has a chair with one ski attached to the bottom.[4]

People first used mono-skis in 1985 in the United States.[3] Mono-skis allow skiers to ski using the same way that people who stand ski down a hill.[4]

Mono-skis have a hydraulic lift. This makes it easier for a skier to get in and out of the mono-ski.[3]


References

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  1. ↑ Skiing. 1982. pp. 22–. ISSN 0037-6264. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pediatric Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice. Demos Medical Publishing. 2010. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-1-935281-65-8. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ron Seymour (2002). Prosthetics and Orthotics: Lower Limb and Spinal. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7817-2854-6. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robert Christie Mill (2007). Resorts: Management and Operation. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 364–. ISBN 978-0-471-74722-2. Retrieved 6 September 2013.