#VancouverIsland Society for #Adaptive #Snowsports #nonprofit organization is opening up registrations for 2025/2026 season on October 9th! I'm excited to sign up for Nordic lessons again. VISAS offers subsidized programs for #PeopleWithDisabilities & it's the only way I can afford to participate. I'm very grateful for their program 💗

https://www.skiportal.org/portal/index.php

This season, they're offering snowshoeing lessons for Nordic students interested. I'm planning to sign up for that in addition to doing more X-country in a #sitski training.
I am up at Mt. Washington January 5-8, 2026 for the annual Herb Bradley Festival. It's a week-long event to promote adaptive Snowsports, used to get people of all ages & abilities having fun on the snow.

https://visasweb.ca/winter-snowsports-festival/

I covered 5.5 km on day 3 of training in Nordic #sitski with #VancouverIsland #AdaptiveSnowsports Association ✌️
I'm exhausted and happy.

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledSports #AdaptiveSports #MountWashington #VIASA #ParaAthlete #XCountrySkiing

Covered 5km of trails on day 2 - around Paradise Meadows loops.
I'm helping to train new volunteers who have recently joined #VancouverIsland #AdaptiveSnowsports Association, while also learning Nordic sitski.
Tuckered out.

#PeopleWithDisabilities #AdaptiveSki #Sitski #XCountrySkiing #DisabledSports #AdaptiveSports

Day 1 of Nordic #SitSki training at #MountWashington with Vancouver Island Adaptive Snowsports Association.

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Snowsports #AdaptiveSnowsports #AdaptiveSports

So.... Here's the full picture of the mystery exhibit!

It's a sit ski! Sit skis are adaptive equipment designed to bring the joys of skiing to individuals with physical limitations that make standing while skiing impossible. This one was ridden by Washingtonian Shannon Bloedel in the 1992 Winter Paralympics, where she won Silver.

#whatisthis #skiing #skiequipment #wsssm #sitski #snoqualmiepass #washingtonstate #museums #washingtonmuseums

My review of "Full Circle," a documentary about two athletes who found a way to adapt and thrive after severe spinal injuries. #sitski

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/full-circle-movie-review-2023