At the heart of Achieve Tahoe's mission is to give people with disabilities the opportunity to feel empowered and challenged through a sport that helps build their confidence and a healthy lifestyle.
, like autism, down syndrome and muscular dystrophy."As long as you can breathe , you can come ski," Marina Gardiner, Guest Services Director at Achieve Tahoe, says.
The Achieve Tahoe instructors take Emmanuel to practice on flat ground first, showing him how to steer the bi-ski by pushing down on the outriggers. Soon enough, they show him how to get onto the chairlift and he's off on his first run, with his dad following closely behind on his own snowboard. At first, Pablo was nervous that his son was going to be separated from his friends but Emmanuel ended up"super happy" and loving every minute of it."It was amazing," Pablo said."We never expected how fun it was going to be." Across the mountain, Achieve Tahoe instructors can be spotted with their bright blue jackets.
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