Whistler Adaptive Sports Program

"I would rather die than be paralyzed." This is what Karen Darke thought the night before falling off a cliff at age 21 and becoming paraplegic with no feeling from the chest down. If we are honest, this is the attitude most of us would have, but read on. This story highlights the determination, ambition and downright refusal to live life at anything less than full throttle.

Adaptive snowboarding gets a new name: Para-Snowboarding

The WSF and the IPC have collaborated in a series of spring meetings to accelerate the inclusion of snowboarding into the Paralympic Winter programme. As a result of the partnership, what was know as “Adaptive Snowboarding” will now be called “Para-Snowboarding”.

Canada’s Danny’s Buntain will play a key role in the collaboration and has ...