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Volunteers help those with vision loss shred the slopes

On Monday, volunteers guided dozens of visually impaired community members to ski and snowboard at Crescent Hill in Honey Creek, Iowa.
The organization says its mission is to adapt activities like skiing to make them more accessible, and organizers say they add a special touch so people who are blind or have low vision can participate.
Paired runs let participants who are blind or visually impaired descend in pairs while volunteers give verbal directions, obstacle warnings, and coach navigation techniques.
Participant Anna Weber, who has CLN3 Batten disease, tried snowboarding for the first time and said she was `just having fun and learning a new thing`; Weber's family described it as an emotional, proud moment.
Community members said families of participants find the program helps them connect, and parents expressed gratitude for the support.

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