[Nfbmt] Ski For Light Montana

[d m gina]

Unreal going to Alaska.
I don't know why, I have never thought either way if I ever wanted to go there.
Folks talk about hawaii all of the time, never Alaska.

Original message:
> Don't know if this is still going, but there is a web site for it.  Joy

> www.trollstegan.com/sflmt/



> Ski for Light Montana:

> President         Ed Durbin

> Vic. Pres.        Jason Stanley

> Secretary        Veronica Sweeney

> Treasurer        Bill Larson

> Director           Brian Tocher

> Director          Mike Chapman

> Director          Nancy Cormier

> Finance          Scott Sweeny

> Ski for Light Montana was started in 1980 in the image of the volunteer
> organization Ski For Light, Inc.

> The mission of the organization is to teach and help visually impaired
> adults cross country ski. The program is run in an atmosphere that
> encourages participants to realize that the only limitation they face is in
> the disability that they place in themselves.

> The event is three days of skiing. We stay at a hotel in West Yellowstone.
> The area where we ski is within walking distance from the hotel. There is
> always an ample amount of snow in West Yellowstone. The visual impaired
> skier is matched up with a guide that serves as the eyes of the skier. They
> each have a set track to ski in at about 3 feet apart. The guide will
> instruct the skier in what is coming up in the trail as well as what the
> area around them looks like.

> There also is an event in the summer called Trek For Light Montana. This
> event takes place somewhere in the mountain. It also is three days when the
> participants go hiking or backpacking.

> The organization has been able to collect money to pay for all cost to the
> skiers, and it is hope that enough money will be collected in the future to
> pay for all participants.

> If you are interested in the program and want to take part in it please
> contact some of the members involved. The president is Ed Durbin,
> Phone:406-535-2491,Cell:406-366-0491, Email edurbin at midrivers.com.

> The skiing events have taken place in several locations in Montana, however
> the last several years it has taken place in West Yellowstone. There always
> is snow there and the hotel is within walking distance of the skiing area.

> The hiking has mostly been in the Lewistown area. The last several years it
> has taken place in the Belt mountains and now we are renting a cabin on the
> Yogo creek. The eating and sleeping is in the cabin and there are many
> opportunities for hiking close by.



> If you are interested in more information about Ski For Light or Trek for
> Light or would like to make a donation, please contact Ed Durbin at
> 406-366-0491.

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