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YOU WILL SKI PARALLEL, LIKE IT OR NOT!
I've briefly skied some adaptive things tvathold the skis together at a fixed distance witha pipe an bungy cord through the center. So they could go a little wider, not narrower. Really weird. Made it very hard to ski. I thinknit was just behind the heels also.
 

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I've briefly skied some adaptive things tvathold the skis together at a fixed distance witha pipe an bungy cord through the center. So they could go a little wider, not narrower. Really weird. Made it very hard to ski. I thinknit was just behind the heels also.

We used to have those in the program I used to teach in. They are supposed to be used in conjunction with edgy-wedgies so the skis are held in a small to medium wedge.(very important to use together with edgy-wedgie or else student could end up with tips apart and heels together and unable to slow or stop.) It's for people who don't have the musculature to hold the skis in position and would otherwise end up in the splits or head over handlebars. But honestly, I never saw them actually employed outside of training.
 

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We used to have those in the program I used to teach in. They are supposed to be used in conjunction with edgy-wedgies so the skis are held in a small to medium wedge.(very important to use together with edgy-wedgie or else student could end up with tips apart and heels together and unable to slow or stop.) It's for people who don't have the musculature to hold the skis in position and would otherwise end up in the splits or head over handlebars. But honestly, I never saw them actually employed outside of training.
Yes, that's right they were used with tip clamps. You would think it's easy to ski wedge turns that way but it's bizarre.
 

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One can tell this ad is from 1963 - note the wording "Easy to tighten, even for girls".

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SKI Nov 1987
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Another goofy photo suitable for a caption contest -
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One limber guy -
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Who remembers these goofy posters from the 70s?
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When I was in high school they actually sold these around here in the Midwest.
 
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