Visually impaired veterans take part in skiing retreat in Whitefish
Eight visually impaired veterans enjoyed professional skiing and snowboarding instruction at Whitefish Mountain Resort from Feb. 26 - March 1 thanks to the Whitefish Veterans Support Team and DREAM Adaptive.
The Whitefish Veterans Support Team hosted eight visually impaired veterans for a skiing/snowboarding retreat at Whitefish Mountain Resort from Feb. 26-March 1.
These veterans are from various locations throughout the United States and have served our country honorably.
WVST teamed up with the DREAM Adaptive program which provided the equipment, passes and professionally trained instructors to lead these veterans down the slopes using verbal descriptions of the mountain terrain and constant verbal or sound cues. Some of the veterans prefer cowbells to follow the instructor while others prefer constant voice commands. Several additional community and WVST volunteers provided one-on-one support for the veterans and their instructors. To learn more about how you can get involved with DREAM go to: dreamadaptive.org.
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