Patent ID: 8529268

Claim:
An apparatus for teaching a student to ski or snowboard, the apparatus comprising: a removably attachable instructor component having a first end defining a cavity configured to receive a bottom end of an instructor's ski pole and a second end disposed opposite the first end; a removably attachable student component having a first end configured to attach to a portion of a student's ski or snowboard equipment and a second end disposed opposite the first end; and means for temporarily securing the instructor component and student component together; wherein: the first end of the student component comprises: a first barrel having opposing first and second ends with a hollow interior extending therebetween; a second barrel having opposing first and second ends with a hollow interior extending therebetween, the second barrel being slidably received within the hollow interior of the first barrel; a first foot attached to and separated from the first end of the first barrel by a first leg; a second foot attached to and separated from the second end of the second barrel by a second leg; and a threaded fastener configured to adjustably secure the second barrel within the hollow interior of the first barrel, wherein the first and second barrels, first and second feet, first and second legs, and threaded fastener define an adjustable aperture configured to receive therethrough a student's ski; and the second end of the student component comprises a tongue attached to the first barrel, wherein the means for temporarily securing the instructor component and student component together comprises a hole, hook, socket or ball formed in the tongue and a corresponding hook, hole, ball or socket, respectively, formed in the second end of the instructor component.