Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Aitken

I went to Colorado to discover if accessible skiing is truly possible

Anthony had never previously been on snow before his trip to Colorado - (Ben Aitken)

My friend Anthony has never been on snow. In part because he’s got cerebral palsy and in part because he’s unobservant – it chucked it down a few years ago when we were on holiday in Scotland, and he definitely could have got out there and done a few wheel spins, but he was too engrossed in the BBC’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice to notice.

Nor has Anthony been to Colorado, so when I learned that the western US state has one of the best setups for adaptive skiing in the world, I felt it was time that Ant got a close up of both – while sliding down a mountain in a sit-ski, which is essentially a pimped-up sledge.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.