 Poster: A snowHead
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Just happened to see this this evening whilst on the phone - a nice feature of the BBC's blind reporter trying out skiing at Hemel. And fleeting cameo roles for betterinblack and I think Spud9 at the benches!  Must have been filmed yesterday as they did have filming going on. Will try to see if its on iplayer later as I was on the phone and couldn't hear what was being said...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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cathy, Seen it, Nick the Disability Snowsports Instructor is a really nice guy, does loads at the slope. 
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Wed 8-12-10 10:38; edited 1 time in total
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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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was there while they were filming and a few  seemed to get a cameo ! the instructor featured , Nick, does a great job with disabled skiers and if anyone would like to introduce a disabled skier to the sport he is your man!
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Next Mondays gadget show is on the snow, but in Switzerland.
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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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Lets hope they got spud9's special undergarments in shot!
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Nick the Disability Snowsports Instructor is a really nice guy
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He gave my 14 year old daughter (also blind) her first lesson on snow. He's excellent.
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sbirring, I always think you've got to have so much guts to be a blind skier - good for her! Has she kept it up?
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I thought it an excellent report. Nice to see a disabled presenter letting us know how a disabled person thinks about what he is doing. I thought the instructor came across very well, too.
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achilles, indeed, Peter White is a decent reporter. I once accompanied him to the top of Mt Etna when he was doing a science news story for R4, it was a fun afternoon and the piece he eventually broadcast was very good.
skimottaret, has a blind client that he regularly teaches at Hemel. Quite a challenge to his teaching skills I think, but the guy seems to be making steady progress and certainly enjoys it. Inspirational.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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rob@rar, you shameless name dropper you
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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tiffin, yeah, I'm really lucky to know skimottaret 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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sbirring, i went out with a blind school to Pila last year Dorton house and you may be able to get your daughter on one of their trips. There were quite a few adaptive instructors on the week and we had lots of visually impared students and a few totally blind kids that got on real well.
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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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skimottaret, Thanks for that info. The one trip a year with us is probably enough for her at the moment but I checked out their website and they have a program of summer events as well that I think she would love.
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sbirring, ask for Moira she coordinated the trip to Pila and would be able to help...
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