Ski Philosopher

Tell me, can you tell the difference between carvers and gliders?

🎿Exciting Update from SPRI: Study Reaches Third Phase of Research

This winter, our BME researchers embarked on the third phase of our equipment-focused study aimed at enhancing ski performance and reducing injuries.

In the initial phases, we delved into understanding how ski equipment modifications impact stance, balance biomechanics, and injury rates, with a keen focus on gender differences. Our Biomotion Laboratory precision measurements highlighted the need for all skiers to have personalized canting angles.

To further our understanding, we designed the third phase with four key elements:

Personalized canting adjustments tailored to each skier's unique alignment
Biplane X-ray measurements to assess canting effects on boot alignment
On-slope testing to demonstrate improvements in skiing activity
Focus on high-level skiers to minimize technique variability

We teamed up with The Foot Foundation to develop an incline-adjustable platform for dynamic squats, facilitating expert boot fitters in selecting the ideal canting adjustment. Participants received personalized canting insoles, analyzed via our Dynamic Stereo X-ray and computer tomography for precise alignment assessment.

In the final phase of the study, participants hit the slopes with wearable sensors to measure muscle activation and leg movements while skiing. We recently finished testing and our biomedical engineering team is reviewing the results.

Stay tuned for further updates as we continue to advance ski performance and injury prevention research!

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Is it all about right and wrong, or is it just right and left?

Ski Philosopher updated their business hours.

Bring in your old tired beat up beds and donate them to our growing art piece.

Strting our new foot bed recycling system, now these old beds are living a new life as art.

Strting our new foot bed recycling system, now these old beds are living a new life as art.

Getting feet to perform in golf. What an amazing day. Thanks for the support. Roaring Fork Club

This is my new friend Kurt. He is 13 and already complains of ankle and knee pain. His pronation numbers were in the double digits. We like to call him mr suction foot. Well good news. With the insoles he says “running is fun again.”Helping others live better lives. Love my job!

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We are pleased to introduce our last addition, Carv. It measures several parameters of your skiing so you can score your technique for each run and become a local hero as you rise to the top of the leaderboard and by the way it works as a private coach too. Come by the shop to learn more about them.

Looking for a good home for some brand new first generation zip fit liners. Come on by our Foot Foundation store at the gondola plaza. Get a foot assesment and pick up a liner to take home. Limited sizes. Swing by!