[nabs-l] Has anybody skied before?

[Suzanne Germano]

I skkiied. I was on the us team at the world winter games for the disabled.
Nope you don't need sight to ski.

Lots of legally blind and totally blind people ski. The San Diego Service
Center for the blind had a program for skiing.

Most ski with a guide behind directing them when and which way to turn.

I loved it!

On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Sami Osborne via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> So I have a question about your experiences as blind students and I hope
> you can answer.
>
> Today, my mom and my younger brother (who is sighted) are going out
> skiing.  We've never actually done it before as a family, so I was looking
> forward to trying something new (my mom has done it before back in France,
> and my brother did it last month on a school field trip).  But today my mom
> told me that she'd love that I come with them, but that skiing requires a
> fair amount of vision.  She thinks I can learn, but that neither she, my
> dad, or my brother is sufficiently good enough at it to teach me how (as a
> blind person,) and I would therefore need a specialized instructor.
> While I was of course pretty disappointed, I could also see the confidence
> that my mom had that I can ski if I get the proper instruction (both my
> parents have high expectations for me and my brother).
>
> So I'd like to know if any of you guys have gone skiing before and how
> your experiences were.  Did you manage without vision, and did you learn
> from your family, friends or a special instructor?
> Also, how different is skiing from sledding in terms of requiring the use
> of vision?
> Just to let you know, we go sledding every winter, and I am able to sled
> down the hill and walk back up without any problems with vision or sighted
> assistance (where we go sledding, the hill is just a straight line, so it's
> relatively easy to walk up once I slide down).
>
> I look forward to hearing about all your experiences and try something new
> with my family eventually.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sami.
>
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