Adaptive Skiing: Walker & Skis

Video Transcript

"So far today when learning out to enjoy the outdoors and set up accessible and adaptable equipment for people with disabilities we've learned about the walker ski and about our Karhu skis that are a sort of cross between Nordic skis and snow shoes. Now you'll also see how both of these can work together. Patrick will demonstrate that. He'll walk up here and if you notice the Karhu skis fit right between the walker skis. There's plenty of room. He has a lot of support from both the walker and also from the skis. And again some other things to keep in mind is you'll want to walk with a buddy just in case maybe one of the bindings on the skis comes undone or if your skis cross or you get a little tangled up or anything like that or again if you need to turn. It's must easier and much safer to have somebody help you turn. And something to keep in mind when turning when having these skis on is you don't want to get your skis crossed. So just take your time making the turn. You might have to do a lot of little baby steps all at once. When we're out here enjoying the outdoors with people with disabilities we're not in a race we're just here to enjoy the outdoors."