Colorful Mt. Hood
Adaptive Snowboard Camp
Freestyle Session at Windell's 2007
It’s time to polish up your Halfpipe skills without sweating the high bills. Adaptive Action Sports is raising the bar once again and is proud to announce the first annual AAS Freestyle Session at Windells on Feb. 19 – 25. Windell’s Camp and AAS have joined forces to bring you, the adaptive shredder, a unique opportunity to ride with the pros and fill your bag-o-tricks.
People with all various types of permanent physical disabilities are able to make snowboarding work for them. Below-knee and above-knee amputees ride with a little rigging to their prosthetic and sometimes using outriggers. People with partial paralysis can use restrictive knee braces and outriggers to shred down the hill. Paraplegics snowboard with a dope ride called a “sit n' jib”, which is kind of like a mono ski. Blind snowboarders are shredding with and without the help of a guide. Arm amputees are also snowboarding in much the same fashion as able-bodied folks. These methods are tried and true. It just takes the right attitude and a little trial and error.
For more info, visit www.original-gimp.com.
January/February 2007