This past saturday I had the opportunity to trying skiing. A guy I met this past summer through a common friend skis and got a hold of me to come out to try it. It was a great fundraiser put on by the Regina Adaptive ski program out at Mission Ridge (Fort Qu'appelle). A full days worth of fun, food and great weather. I really enjoyed being back on the hill learning how to ski sitting down. Very different view! I had some wonderful help from the organizers and volunteers who extremely patience and understanding. I can't wait to get back out.
Some explanation. I am sitting strapped to a glorified sled, mounted to two skis, that when I lean to one side allow me to edge in that direction. I have little skis mounted to my arms for balance and stability and also to help steer. This is the equipment I used, check out the results.
So, thoughts that first came to mind on the drive to the hill- do I really want to be a toboggan and/or do I really want to be a snowball. Well, you will have to watch the videos below!!
And give the videos some time to load..
3 comments:
Cool! Too bad the snow is melting so fast... you won't be able to practice a lot! It's good to see that you enjoy the outdoors.
Mireille
So Socchi 2014? I'm at the Paralympics right now and I've never had this much fun - so many great athletes and such a great vibe. Check out Courtney's blog at skiingwithcourtney.blogspot.com!!! Seriously Joel - call me - the nordic team is way, way more fun that the alpin crew.
Nice work buddy. Glad to see that you are still making progress. Keep up the hard work.
- James M.
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