Any skiers dealing with external tibial torsion?

so you've got duck feet? if i'm not mistaken, i had a similar problem and had to wear special shoes when i was little to correct the problem. i don't know if there's anything that can be done about it once you're grown though...bummer dude...ever thought about picking up a board instead? that'd eliminate the issue...

Get custom footbeds!

Also, look into mounting your bindings in a duck-footed stance.

Ooh, I never knew this was something they could do. Awesome!

And barefootin.... apparently they can break my tibias so they can reset them facing forward. My doctor as a kid reassured my mom I'd grow out of it but that boat has sailed.

Yup, you just space out the feet on the jig so it mounts on an angle. Obviously the wider the ski the more freedom you'll have to play with it.

Seen it happen by accident a couple of times when one of the rubber feet came off the jig, haha.

I have the same problem but in a much smaller degree. I got fitted for boots with footbeds and it's so much better. No more pain on the outside of the ankles.

Resurrecting an old thread here. Paige you ever find anything that helps? I have the same problem, which was just confirmed with x-rays. The ortho said aside from very expensive elective surgery with a very lengthy recovery period there was nothing that could be done and that skiing would always be difficult. because I have to turn both feet inward to make the skis parallel, it tightens my hips, places my knees at the wrong angle and tightens my quads immediately. I suppose I could live without ever be able to carve a ski, but the keeping my feet at an unnatural angle kills my quads and I have to constantly stop and rest by letting the skis fall to the outside like they naturally want to do.

Over the past few years, my skis kept getting bigger and longer as I progressed, but now I'm wondering whether that places even more strain on my quads. I'm going to experiment by renting a pair of shorter skis and see how I feel.

There is so little written about this and not much in the way of products that might be able to help. I suppose we compose a small minority of skiers. I read about someone who mounted his bings in a duck position, but that requires a wider ski and the ability to do it yourself as shops won't do it due to liability concerns. Even boots like Fisher's somatech are being phased out, not that they would help us much anyway.

Anyways just curious to see how you're making out.

shr@glerGet custom footbeds!Also have a good bootfitter assess and adjust your alignment and canting.
these 2 things should solve most of your issues.

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You deformed weirdos better stop setting the bootpacks. I'm going develop leg problems if I have to keep following your wack-ass tracks.