Chiropractors can work with ski shops and ski schools to improve a skier's technique without even setting foot on the slopes. Such concepts are well known in the USA but until recently have not been available in Europe. Just as car manufacturers use their racing teams to develop new technology, so it is with skiing. Following work derived from improving the performance of ski racers these techniques are being used in recreational skiing.

Most skiers from intermediate to expert are limited in their technique by deficiencies in their ski bindings, boots and even their own bones and joints. It does not matter how many lessons these people have they just plateau and cannot improve.
Skiers often choose boots based on fit, comfort and their own grade of skiing. Fore/aft balance and lateral alignment is all but ignored. Most skiers, unknown to themselves, are handicapped by boots which put them out of balance and make skiing more difficult.
When one of the joints becomes stiff, injured or out of kilter, the nerves inhibit the messages going to the surrounding muscles to avoid further injury. This weakened muscle is disastrous for skiers of any ability because sustained muscle contraction is needed to ski at all let alone well. This affects most skiers from beginners to racers. Even expert skiers have these problems but they have learned to compensate well by modifying their technique. By aligning the body more perfectly can mean skiing better with less effort and more fun, using gravity as a tool not an obstacle.
The chiropractor assesses joint and muscle function and corrects the problems found. This can involve spinal, pelvic, hip, knee or foot adjustments using the hands to gently unlock the stiff joint. This not only restores joint mobility but can potentially restore muscle strength as well. Exercises and postural advice may be used often followed by referral to a boot and ski canting expert for the final stage.
Following a chiropractic assessment specialist footbeds can be made to go inside the boot, which not only improves the fit, but also wedging of the footbed corrects biomechanical problems such as fallen arches (pronation). Then the fore/aft balance is corrected with a wedge under the heel and the cuff of the boot is adjusted to compensate for incorrect tibial (shin bone) angle. Finally detailed analysis of weight transfer to the foot is carried out and a wedge (0.5 to 3 degrees) is made to go under the binding itself. This last stage is extremely important as it compensates for overall postural distortions and achieves dramatic improvements in ski technique. Put skiers in perfect balance and they can ski with agility, strength, carving ability and economy of motion.