The ski trip was organised by Maggie Sargent to coincide with a trip already planned by David and Paula Chandler. For some of the group it was their first time in the mountains and on snow so this was an exciting venture that they were looking forward to!  For others it was a chance to learn to ski again after having suffered a brain injury and to revisit the slopes that had been so much a part o…

Skiing, Snowboarding and the mountains really are accessible to everyone. Ski 2 Freedom Foundation and French Ski Schools help make ski holidays a reality for children and adults with a disability or special need. Taking a child with a disability or special need on a family ski holiday can be a difficult undertaking. Often it is a time when an agonising decision has to be made – Do we leave our c…

Skiing with Cerebral Palsy in La Plagne 2008-2009 Shimmin Family took their first ski holiday with their children, one of whom has Cerebral Palsy. The following report is prior to the Family Shimmin contacting Ski 2 Freedom for information about a subsequent holiday. Background The vacation Plagne Centre was booked with the objective of taking my 15 year old son, Laurence, who is severely…

Oxygène Ecole de Ski (La Plagne) together with Ski 2 Freedom Foundation help make some dream holidays come true and bring a smile to the faces of some very special clients………. How did these dream holidays come about? Because, of a new partnership between several independent ski schools and Ski 2 Freedom Foundation. With the high standards, integrity and vision which form the essence of a group of ind…

Skiing with Cerebral Palsy: One of our early beneficiaries! An early beneficiary of Ski 2 Freedom Foundation was the Shimmin family from the UK. Their son, Laurence, was then aged 9 and his day-to-day life is affected by Cerebral Palsy. Catherine Cosby, of Ski 2 Freedom, first met the family in Val d’Isere when the charity was in its infancy. Since that time, when Laurence was in the sit-ski w…