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Feb 15, 20223 min read
The Tyranny of Absolutism – Erik Kondo
I like to write about the dynamics of mobility devices as I understand them. As a full-time wheelchair user, I have a large number of...
Feb 14, 20225 min read
Outriggers: The Long and Short of it – Erik Kondo
There is general agreement among monoskiers that outriggers assist with turn initiation, balance, and mobility. But how exactly the...
Feb 7, 20225 min read
Angulation, Inclination, Reverse-Angulation a/k/a The Good, Not-So-Good, and the Ugly – Erik Kondo
In the world of monoskiing, there are few events more dreaded than the High-Side fall. This fall, also described as a “mouse trap”, slams...
Jan 25, 20226 min read
Adaptive Performance Map Applied to Monoskiing – Erik Kondo
A graph showing the Adaptive Performance Map.
Jan 16, 20218 min read
The Dynamics of Monoskiing - Erik Kondo
In my opinion, there are two basic monoskiing methodologies. In this article, I am calling them Static Monoskiing and and Dynamic...
Jan 12, 20217 min read
Monoskiing - The Dynamics and Psychology of Falling- Erik Kondo
While there are a number of variations, there are two primary ways that a monoskier will typically fall during the course of groomed...
Feb 22, 20196 min read
Seconds Count! The Physics of Monoski Jumping – Erik Kondo
I recently saw a GroPro video of a monoskier, Trevor Kennison, skiing off Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole Wyoming. After getting over my...
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