Winter Park, CO-To finish off Christmas Break, my fiance's family and myself went into the mountains for a few days (Denver, CO- Winter Park). The picture (left) is my last run for the day before we started heading back to Kansas. I only went up for a day because I got some kind of 24 hr flu or altitude sickness, but it was fun nonetheless. I took this opportunity to enjoy Mother Nature's beauty, think about my plans for the new semester and enjoy the snow since KC has been lacking all winter in this department.
Personal Review: Winter Park is a nice ski town- we went on priceline to get a hotel which saved some money (not to mention paid for breakfast as it was included). The girls did some shopping and we tried an Indian restaurant at the strip mall right off the main drag.
OT Thoughts: There were some people talking on the lifts about 'people with disabilities that were skiing'. Several skiers were talking about how a'guide' would tell blind skiers when to turn and others were talking about some of the adaptive skis the skiers used (there was a part of the mountain designated the week before, I believe, for adaptive skiing). (Here is an article on what the one experience is from a blind skiier- not from this particular ski resort.) Even though I have not experienced much adaptive skiing (except via youtube) I find these individuals pretty amazing to continue practicing this hobby. As a future OT, I think its pretty awesome that technology has advanced and that people are still living life to the fullest while participating in such hobbies like skiing. I know that Rockhurst has been in contact with Snow Creek (Weston, MO) for opportunities to volunteer to help in some camps similar to the ones offered in Colorado. For this opportunity or other opportunities you can contact the NSCD.org.
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