Abstract: The specification discloses a strap assembly for stabilizing, supporting, and providing greatly improved control and maneuvering for a skier skiing downhill terrain on cross-country skis as well as other skis without bindings which hold a ski boot in a rigid, fixed position on a ski. The assembly includes a nonstretchable strap for connection between the skier's leg and the front area of the ski ahead of the binding. A selectively connectable elastic strap section is included along the length of the nonstretchable strap to allow full, unhindered motion of the skier's leg for traversing level and uphill terrain on cross-country skis.