A method and device are provided that allow a competent skier to train and/or assist a trainee downhill skier with the acquisition of basic downhill skiing techniques. The trainee skier is tethered to an uphill instructing skier by a pair of reins attached to the trainee at the ankles, ski tips, or to the ski tips via ski tip handles. The instructing skier has substantially independent control over each tethering point to assist or train the novice skier to execute turns, control speed, and promote proper balance and stance for the maneuver and terrain at hand. The method and device may also comprise the use of adjustable ski tip couplers that limit divergence, and optionally convergence, of the trainee's ski tips. Handicapped skiers may be assisted and guided in downhill skiing using this method and device.

A method and device are provided that allow a competent skier to train and/or assist a trainee downhill skier with the acquisition of basic downhill skiing techniques. The trainee skier is tethered to an uphill instructing skier by a pair of reins attached to the trainee at the ankles, ski tips, or to the ski tips via ski tip handles. The instructing skier has substantially independent control over each tethering point to assist or train the novice skier to execute turns, control speed, and promote proper balance and stance for the maneuver and terrain at hand. The method and device may also comprise the use of adjustable ski tip couplers that limit divergence, and optionally convergence, of the trainee's ski tips. Handicapped skiers may be assisted and guided in downhill skiing using this method and device.

A ski tethering assembly for securing a pair of skis in parallel configuration for transport and storage includes a skis assembly with left and right skis, each ski having a tip area, tail area, and central boot binding. Bracket assemblies are mounted to the tip and tail of each ski via a base and securing means. Each bracket has a pivoting head enabling rotation perpendicular to the base. Dual strap assemblies link between the front and rear brackets of the paired skis using adjustable tethers having distal end openings to engage fasteners secured in the pivoting bracket heads. This connects the skis at an optimal fixed distance while permitting some relative motion range. The strap assemblies spanning transversely between skis prevent excess drift while the pivoting brackets allow natural subtle alignment. The adjustable tether buckles and easy connecting/disconnecting mechanism retain parallel configuration for convenience without binding constraint.

A ski tethering assembly for securing a pair of skis in parallel configuration for transport and storage includes a skis assembly with left and right skis, each ski having a tip area, tail area, and central boot binding. Bracket assemblies are mounted to the tip and tail of each ski via a base and securing means. Each bracket has a pivoting head enabling rotation perpendicular to the base. Dual strap assemblies link between the front and rear brackets of the paired skis using adjustable tethers having distal end openings to engage fasteners secured in the pivoting bracket heads. This connects the skis at an optimal fixed distance while permitting some relative motion range. The strap assemblies spanning transversely between skis prevent excess drift while the pivoting brackets allow natural subtle alignment. The adjustable tether buckles and easy connecting/disconnecting mechanism retain parallel configuration for convenience without binding constraint.

Some embodiments disclosed herein provide an apparatus for joining two skis to form a splitboard. The apparatus can comprise a first attachment portion configured to attach to a first ski and a second attachment portion configured to attach to a second ski. The first attachment portion and the second attachment portion can be configured to engage to prevent splitboard skis from moving up and down relative to each other, from moving apart in a direction perpendicular to a seam of the splitboard, from sliding relative to each other in a direction parallel to the seam, and from rotating about the seam of the splitboard.

A side-by-side pair of platforms, each equipped with a foot-pad, are coupled in a manner to form a vehicle, and are supported (a) at the rear by a truck-mount under each platform, integrated with a shared axle assembly fitted at its ends with a pair of rear wheels, located at opposite sides of the vehicle, and (b) at the front by a tilt-turn mount system including at least one front wheel, typically a caster-mounted roller, accomplishing dual-platform tilt-turning in response to the user's body movements simulating superior snow-skiing techniques, thus enabling sustained self-propulsion by user body movements and providing recreation, training and practice for skiers of all ages and skill levels.

A stand-on land vehicle, for simulating snow skiing, features a side-by-side pair of platforms, coupled and supported (a) at the rear by an angled tilt-turn mount under each, integrated with a shared axle assembly fitted at its ends with a pair of rear wheels, located at opposite sides of the vehicle, and (b) at the front by a tilt-turn mount system including a strut/spacer framework attached to a pair of user handling bars, and to at least one front wheel, typically a roller, via an associated inclined swivel-caster type mount assembly. This novel combination accomplishes dual-platform tilt-turning in response to the user's body movements that simulates the superior snow-skiing technique of skewing the skis longitudinally for banked turns as in zig-zagging downhill. The invention actually enables sustained self-propulsion, zig-zagging on level concrete and paved surfaces, powered only by user body movements during turns and enhanced by low-friction roller-wheels for free-wheeling coasting on straight runs, and is thus capable of providing, on dry land, both recreational pleasure and highly effective training and practice for snow-skiing for snow skiers of all ages and skill levels.