[nabs-l] Has anybody skied before?

[Liliya Asadullina]

Hi Jordyn,
I have a question for you about skiing with a club.
How do you ski with the members when you go on trips with your club?
Does a student just volunteer to direct you while you are skiing or do
you use a service called for sight guides?
I've been wanting to join a ski club at my university, but I wasn't
sure how I would be able to ski with them.
Thanks a bunch.
Lily

On 2/21/15, Jordyn Castor via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey Sami,
>
> I love to downhill ski.
>
> If you contact the ski resort, they can definitely point you in the right
> direction and help you find an instructor who can help you. I've been skiing
> since I was nine years old, and have skied in Michigan, Breckenridge
> Colorado, and am going to Jackson Hole Wyoming (With some pretty intense
> skiing I hear) for spring break with my ski club. :) I have also skied
> downhill with my parents guiding me with verbal directions; hopefully, when
> your parents feel comfortable enough skiing themselves, they can do the same
> for you too. I am also totally blind, and have been all my life. Good luck,
> I look forward to hearing about your adventures skiing.
>
> Jordyn
>> On Feb 21, 2015, at 3:20 PM, Liliya Asadullina via nabs-l
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi I live in Colorado and I have skied a pretty good amount of times.
>> You can get lessons at any ski resort. They usually have instructors
>> that are willing to teach people with all different needs. You just
>> need to call the ski resort and explain your situation to them.
>> They should be able to help you find an instructor that could give you
>> lessons.
>> If you want to here more about my experience. Feel free to email me off
>> list.
>> Lily
>>
>> On 2/20/15, Hannah via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi. I just A couple of weeks ago at a place in Michigan called Challenge
>>> Mountain for people with disabilities. They had an instructor for people
>>> who
>>> are blind to ski with. They use different technique to help you ski. I
>>> really enjoyed it.I can tell you more about it if you want.
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Hannah Furney
>>> National federation of the Blind of Michigan
>>> At Large Chapter President
>>>
>>>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 2:23 PM, 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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