[Sportsandrec] surfing or snowboarding?

[Lori]

Joe,
Haven't surfed, but have snow boarded as a totally blind person. I was an 
avid skier before, so having my feet connected and using a front edge and 
and a back edge (toe and heel) was a bit of an adjustment. If you want to 
try it make sure to have someone who is good at it themselves. Some of the 
adaptive ski programs have guides and instructors for snow boarding. The 
guide may be right behind you (side by side with your board) at first. The 
heel edges can be tricky because if you go to far it seems like the ground 
and you meet before you know what happened *smile*.Once you get the hang of 
it it's tons of fun. I've had instruction at the Ski Spectacular held at 
BreckenRidge every December and then with the Discovery Blind Sports program 
in Kirkwood Calif.

Live on the edge and for hydration, don't eat the yello sno.

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:57 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] surfing or snowboarding?


> Hello again chapps and chappettes!
> Anybody here done any surfing in the big water or snowboarding? If so, 
> tell me about them please.
> Joe
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