How can I strengthen my ankles for snow skiing?

To improve ankle strength and prevent injury, it is important to improve proprioception, or the feed back you get, from the ankle joint and train with strength and stabilization exercises paired together in a superset. When doing this type of strength training, use the following acute variables: 2-4 supersets of 8-12 repetitions at a medium tempo for the strength exercise and a slow tempo for the stabilization exercise. Use light weights and only rest for 30 seconds between supersets. An example workout to strengthen ankles consists of calf raises on a machine supersetted with single-leg squats and seated calf raises supersetted with single-leg step-ups to balance. You can make the strength exercises more difficult by adding more weight, or increasing the load. You can make the stabilization exercises more difficult by standing on a half foam roll, using an airex pad, or standing on a dyna disc. By doing these exercises you can improve ankle joint stability and increase the muscle, tendon, and ligament strength of the ankle joint.