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SkyTechSport is a sports technology company with headquarters in Munich, Germany and Los Angeles, California. SkyTechSport has developed a hyper-realistic ski simulator that combines physical motion with a virtual interface. The company focuses on the development as well as rentals and sales of ski and snowboard simulators.

Products
SkyTechSport currently has different models of ski and snowboard simulators, including the 18-foot-long (5.5 m) President Lux simulator with 10-foot (3 m) screen and the Olymp simulator, a 24-foot-long (7.3 m) machine with a large panoramic display and 3D capability.

Technology
Developed by a team of physicists, applied mathematicians and computer engineers, SkyTechSport’s simulator utilizes computer algorithms, power drives, sensors and virtual reality compounds to create a virtual simulation of the slopes.

SkyTechSport machines incorporate a platform with powerful drives that recreate a downhill G-force effect, simulating intense vibrations and compression effects. The unique patented interactive system enables the simulation of a wide range of physical loads on a skier. The simulator imitates centripetal forces applied to the skier or snowboarder during skiing on a slope. During the lateral movement of skis or a snowboard on the simulator, the skier can feel the same forces as when making a turn on a real slope. This is possible because the human body is inertial, and both in real skiing and skiing on the simulator, the force and the direction of the force applied to the body is the same. SkyTechSport Ski & Snowboard Simulator uses multiple smart optoelectronic sensors to track all the key parameters of skiers' motion, including their edging angles and the position of their skis on the slope.

The mountains are always GPS-scanned in their entirety, giving fans a foot-by-foot detail of every turn, jump, side-hill and traverse as it is on the actual course and you can even see the trees emerge from the snow.

Application
In 2013/2014, the United States Ski Team started using the ski simulator in preparation for the Olympic games in Sochi, including the one to watch Olympic skier, Travis Ganong. The digital replicas of Olympic virtual courses were acknowledged by national ski teams as a full-fledged and truly invaluable training tool. For advanced skiers, the SkyTechSport training machine makes it easier to become accustomed to the modern carving technique and keep up muscle tone, fitness and technique off-season.