Para-alpine skiing

Crutch Skiing is the variant of alpine skiing for single leg amputees who are unable to drive with a prosthesis ski due to the level of amputation or prefer driving with a ski. Use crutch skiers ski poles instead of the usual special crutches, which are equipped with small skis on the lower end of which is the German name Krückenski (English outriggers ) is derived. The crutch skis are used to stabilize while skiing and for locomotion as crutches outside the slopes.

Mono skiers, wheelchair or thigh double - amputee, use shorter skis crutch to stabilize, but drive sitting on a mono-ski as opposed to crutch skiers who play the game standing.

Leisure / recreational sports

In modern crutch skis the switch from Gehstützenfunktion done on the Skifunktion by simple operation of a cable. Likewise, today's lightweight construction helps that crutch skiing for amputee recreational athletes is not a big hurdle more.

Competitive sports

In Disabled competitive sports, such as the Paralympics, driving crutch skier in the LW2 class.