April 2011 saw a new beneficiary of Ski 2 Freedom flexing his sit-ski muscles in the French resort of Val d'Isere. Arnon is 22 and was injured two and half years ago with C6/C7 spinal cord injury and now uses a manual wheelchair but is very active. Before his accident he was a good skier and snowboarder.  He has done one ski week since his accident in La Plagne but has expressed an interest in …

Knowing this hotel from several winter work trips to Val d'Isère I was keen to see how it worked during the summer, as this is one of the few hotels that is open, and find out more of what is on offer. My suspicions were confirmed that this hotel works beautifully both winter and summer!  Ideal location for everyone although the lift is very small and would only really work if a wheelchair or m…

Val d'Isère is one of our top destinations for disabled and adaptive skiing and other winter sports! It really is 'Mountains for all Seasons' with a diversity of activities and a place to benefit from the natural elements of the raw beauty that make up the Haute Tarentaise mountain landscape. Several thousand years before these world-famous ski resorts of the Haute Tarentaise attracted …

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…

Highlights of the work Ski 2 Freedom Foundation does to promote the empowering benefits of winter activities. Morzine - Portes du Soleil - France Jacob Howes, who has Down's Syndrome, once again gains enormous benefit from having an inclusive and accessible family ski holiday in Morzine. Now 21, Jacob is an old hand at this and with the help and guiding of Laurent (Tigru) from ESF…