OUR TEAM
Our team has over 30 years combined experience of on-mountain ski boot fitting. We love skiing and want you to as well, so we're here to help you achieve that. We don't want your skiing to be hampered by sore feet or poor alignment. We want you to just enjoy your time in the mountains.
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When you book a consult with us, you will always be assessed by one of our ski podiatrists, so the consult and ski orthotics can be claimed on private health insurance.
Growing up skiing with her family in Australia's Snowy Mountains, Krista imagined she could live with the wombats in the snow, and never have to go back to school.
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Whilst her imaginary dream to live in a burrow (thankfully) never eventuated, living in the snow did.
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Some things that aren’t imaginary about Krista include working in the ski industry for over 14 years, in boot fitting, ski retail, and ski instructing, in Australia, Canada, the US and Japan. These roles allowed her to enjoy the magic of snowy mountains across the world.
Krista decided that enhancing other peoples love for skiing was best found working as a boot fitter, and resolved that studying podiatry would lead her to a career focused on improving performance and comfort for skiers.
After 10 years as a podiatrist she has come full circle and is now able to apply a lifetime of experience as a skier with her knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics into founding Ortho Ski. With a background in boot fitting prior to podiatry, Krista has a unique understanding for the important role the ski boot plays in connecting the skier to the snow.
Krista Sturday
Podiatrist
Boot Fitter
Ray Wills
Industrial Designer
Boot Fitter
The call of the mountains was too strong for Ray to ignore, which saw him spend his 20's proudly wearing the moniker, "ski bum" and bouncing between Northern and Southern winters. During this time he worked as a boot fitter and ski tech for some of the world's best ski boot fitting shops, honing his skills and knowledge in the mountains.
He worked for Jindabyne Sports for many years in Thredbo, and with renowned Master Boot Fitter, Bob Gleason, at BootDoctor's, high in the San Juan's of Colorado in Telluride. He has also worked in Canada and Japan sharing his love of all things skiing.
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Ray loves to resolve problems that have defied previous attempts and takes pride in giving people back the joy of skiing without suffering painful feet.
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Working with ski equipment piqued Ray's interest in design and saw him following this path to a degree in Industrial Design. He is now a product designer and has enhanced his knowledge of plastics and other materials used in the manufacture of ski boots and skis.
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After 6 years in medical device design, Ray is thrilled to be able to apply his knowledge of design and materials with his expertise in boot fitting to provide clients with a perfectly fitted and aligned ski boot.
Nerida loves sports. Plain and simple. She loves playing, coaching, umpiring and watching almost every sport there is. Her greatest love is for snow sports and it is here that the passion for the lower limb was born and how she came to pursue a career in podiatry.
Nerida has been involved in winter sports since the age of 8. Over a decade ago she took a trip to the snow-capped mountains of the Northern Hemisphere and quickly realised the importance of the lower limb on a person’s overall well-being. She then chose to move between the Australian and Canadian ski fields, working as a boot fitter and gaining invaluable experience and knowledge.
Fast-forward over a decade and that small interest has become a full-blown passion for biomechanics and the lower limb, especially when on the slopes. Choosing to study podiatry she is now hoping to use that knowledge to enable skiers and snowboarders to reach their full potential when on the slopes.
As a podiatrist Nerida, has gained experience in all areas of podiatry. She specialises in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of foot, ankle and lower limb conditions. Each consultation is tailored to the persons individual needs, with the goal of top on-snow performance at the forefront and getting the perfect balance of performance and comfort.
Nerida Reavell
Podiatrist
Boot Fitter
As a child, Phillip was first exposed to skiing at Mt. Buller and thought how cool it was to be able to snowplough his way down Bourke St.
Years later, and almost by chance, Phillip landed his first boot fitting role in Japan whilst studying podiatry. Passionate about the snow, and blizzards being his favourite weather, he developed a strong interest in the art of boot-fitting and has gone on to do multiple seasons boot-fitting in Japan, and Australia, in addition to working within other fields of podiatry.
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As a podiatrist, Phillip has a special interest in biomechanics and the lower limb in general. He enjoys the puzzle that comes with assessing, diagnosing and treating the lower limb. As every foot is individual, he tailors every consultation to the individual, and no two boot-fits are ever alike.
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“I believe that the ski-boot should essentially feel like an extension of one's foot. I enjoy being able to help people experience the maximum out of skiing, and quite often, simply talking and communicating with genuine intent is the most powerful diagnostic tool required”.
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Outside of skiing and boot-fitting, Phillip enjoys rock-climbing, reading and languages, able to also speak Russian and he is learning Japanese. His goal for this season is to build an igloo and have a tea party with the wombats that also call Mt Buller home.
Phillip Gourkov
Podiatrist
Boot Fitter