“The most difficult things in a turn is you have to lean back and move the weight of the stilt and the ski in order to the platform for the next turn.”

Fun day on the slopes with an English ski school instructor/ski show stuntman named Ed at Obergurgl Ski Resort in the Austrian Alps. Do you think you could make down a mellow groomer with your head higher than a basketball rim with ski poles the size of jousting lances?

Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....