snowboarding with leg amputation

6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

I read about people who've managed to ski with TWO man made limbs, so I don't
see why not for snowbaording and one amputation?

Good luck - I'd be interested to hear how you get on.

Tom
High Wycombe
UK

6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

If you find you can't snowboard with a conventional setup, adaptive
snowboards are not too far off....

http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulleti...=&threadid=662

"lilly" wrote in message
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6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis

If you are in the UK or have a look anyway visit

http://www.uphillskiclub.co.uk

I have seen people skiing with only one ski with a pole (sorry if thats not
the right word) for balance on the other

The Mountainzone had a story about disabled boarders:

http://snowboard.mountainzone.com/20...tml/index.html

if the link doesn't work go to mountainzone.com and snowboarding, then under
the heading "boarderlines" you'll find it.

Keep on riding

Matti

"lilly" kirjoitti viestissä
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6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

(lilly) wrote in message . com...
6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

Both Breckenridge and Winter Park have extensive adaptive skiing
programs. I'm not sure on snowboards, never really seen them on the
slopes but I probably wouldn't notice a prothesis anyway.

Check out the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
http://www.boec.org. I'm sure you can find someone there to answer
all your questions.

snoig

"lilly" wrote in message
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6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

I don't have any experience but I woudln't be surprised. I'm sure this has
been around for quite some time but last season, I was at winterpark and
they had blind skiers that followed the voice or beacon a guide was wearing
in front of them. I'm continually amazed at the things that can be done
under unusual circumstances. Good luck to you.

-Bruce

Lilly,

Contact Lucas Grossi at this web address. http://www.original-gimp.com/

He runs a program and also rides with a prosthetic leg.

--
Sean Martin
Donek Snowboards Inc.

http://www.donek.com/
phone:877-53-DONEK


"lilly" wrote in message
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6 months ago I have lost my left leg because of an accident. Before,
snowboarding was one of my favourite sports and now I want to do it
again. Has anyone of you experience with snowboarding with a prothesis
?

Ski, boot and leg
proceeded down the hill together, rapidly picking up speed in a
manner that will be familiar to anybody who has seen a runaway ski or
snowboard.

A scarily dangerous situation, but pretty damn funny too.

Extremely amusing tale..I only hope it's true and not a mountain myth!