My Winter Obsession

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My Winter Obsession

Postby hellcat650 » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:17 am

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Re: My Winter Obsession

Postby Kodiak » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:11 pm

HOLY COW!!
that has got to be one of the coolest snow sports i have ever seeen!!
tell us more is that your son or a friend or r u an instructor??
i love the jump and the tree skiing/ stuck i have soo been there :)

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Re: My Winter Obsession

Postby Mr. Green » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:31 pm

yes id like to know more, i have a friend that would be very intreasted in this.
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Re: My Winter Obsession

Postby hellcat650 » Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:14 pm

We ski at at Sky Tavern Jr Ski Resort. It is just below Mt Rose Ski resort outside of Reno. They have a web site that tells the story. It is a Non profit program that teach kids to ski or board with the help of all volunteers. My part is is with the Adaptive program. 12 years ago got a call while working with Special Olympics that they needed ski instructors to start Adaptive program. I am a PSIA level 1 Certified Adaptive Ski Instructor. I don't get paid. The student in the pic's ( Conner )has Cerebal Palsy from birth. He has mild/severe muscle spasms. He can talk but uses a walker and wheel chair. Mental is normal, his diabily is all physical due to muscle contorl spasms. I strap him into the sit down ski (bi-ski)and he leans from side to side edge the skis into a turn. You can see how the skis articulate up and down to catch an edge in the pics. I help with speed control a balance as needed. He loves skiing powder and jumping. Last sunday he got all excited that he was hitting small moguls and turning in the air and landing without crashing. Heis a hotdog.
We go to MT Rose all the time and went to Mammoth last year. Cooner wants to one day compete in Disabled Olympics and learn to Snowboard.
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Re: My Winter Obsession

Postby hemingray » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:24 pm

That is just awesome! He sure looks like he's having a blast, and what fun it must be. I doubt we'll see a better obsession than that! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures!
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Re: My Winter Obsession

Postby Ken » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:53 am

Wow...that's so awesome. I'd be so nervous.....accidentally lose the leashes....and HOLD ON Kid!
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Re: My Winter Obsession

Postby hellcat650 » Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:38 pm

I will have to find some of our crash videos and post them. But safety is always first. I always bring em back alive.
Had awsome day today skiing Conner. We caught about 5 feet of air today. I think i'm to old for this shit :lol: Nothing like trying to keep up with a 16 year old boy high on hormones and adreneline.
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