 Poster: A snowHead
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Engineers have adapted ski equipment in ingenious ways to help physically impaired people to enjoy the slopes. Spend enough time on the pistes and you'll see all kinds of custom-designed equipment for amputees or paraplegics.
But what about those who (like many able-bodied people) don't dare go sliding but would love to get really close to the snow? A wheelchair, for instance, is not something to take on to a snowfield....
...but what if it looked like this? It's produced by a company called 'Natural Access' - all terrain and beach wheelchairs. Nice one!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well it's certainly different, what a good idea
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Masque wrote: |
Thanks a lot! I'm not yet ready to put snow baskets on my crutches. And I've the deepest respect for those out there with limited limbs/abilities/etc. and who can usually outski/board many of us. I can recommend the Winter Paraolympics for a far better experience that the normal hyped overpriced dog and pony show.
When you’ve seen a one legged competitor at full-chat on a sh*t steep black you’ll realise just how poor your skills are. Any of you guys fancy the ‘bumps’ on one leg? How about your favourite run blindfolded, with a mate telling you when to turn?
BIG respect! If you get the chance, you really should try to get there. It’s a completely different atmosphere and a dam sight better for it! It should also be a regular part of Ski Sunday etc. |
At Tignes end of August some members of the GB Paralympic team were using our GS run. One one-legged guy came whizzing down a few times, no course inspection before his first high speed run, amazing. As you say, BIG respect.
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FAQ
Never actually thought about how the physically impaired guys got around the villages etc. The contraptions they go sliding in are fantastic to watch and must take real balls to get started...................when they crash it's always spectacular but they never seem to get hurt - that seemed to be the only way to stop as well 
