Now we turn our attention to ski season. Last year was a fantastic year. We had 44 youth come ski or snowboard on seven different school trips. Several returned with family members for additional ski days with Foresight. Twenty-two adult Visually Impaired Participants (VIPs) hit the slopes with us, some came up multiple times. In February and March we had VIPs on the hill nearly every single day! We welcomed back old friends who we haven’t seen since 2019 and met new friends who we hope will be back in 2024. 2023 was the busiest ski season since I started with Foresight in 2019. I hope we are even busier this season.
I want to shout out to our amazing team of volunteers. We would not be able to do what we do at Foresight if it wasn’t for our incredible volunteers. Each one gives so selflessly of themselves, spending time away from their own families to be with their Foresight family. Taking time off work to help a blind or low vision child learn to ski or snowboard or reminding a visually impaired adult that just because they are losing their sight it doesn’t mean they are losing their life. Thank you, volunteers, for choosing to give back to Foresight. I am deeply appreciative of each and every one you.
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By Christine Holmberg, Executive Director Summer is winding down. It happens every year but that doesn't mean I have to like it. The days are still sunny, warm, and inviting but it's the little things that remind us fall is right around the corner. Kids are returning to school, a few leaves are starting to change color, and the highest peaks received their first dusting of snow recently. Yep, that's right, the calendar may say summer but there was a bit of snow up high reminding us that before we know it winter will be here. And that's GREAT news for a ski program!
By Christine Holmberg, Executive Director
2020 is quickly coming to an end and for many it could not come soon enough. To say the last nine months have been challenging is an understatement. There is no need for me to rehash how life as we knew it has been turned upside down. And how there is a faint glow beginning to appear at the end of the proverbial tunnel. We all hope 2021 is drastically different from 2020 but only if it is better than what we just went through. I am a glass half full kinda gal and I choose to remain hopeful that calmer waters are ahead. Just how far ahead remains to be seen but we will get there… eventually. By Christine Holmberg, Executive Director Autumn is officially here and in the Vail Valley the mountains resemble an artist’s canvas brushed with yellow, orange, green and the occasional splash of red thanks to the annual changing of the leaves. As we move into Fall, we reflect over the past six months and the often turbulent ride it’s been. What started off as a fabulous ski season for Foresight Ski Guides came to an abrupt halt at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. While we all know more today than we did back in the early days of March there is still plenty of uncertainty that lies ahead. What I do know is that we, Foresight Ski Guides, will persevere.
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