Major Morrow
Major Morrow is the featured skier on our home page. He wrote the following for the American SkiBike Association a while ago.
I skied able bodied and was a good skier in the Tahoe area growing up in northern California and in the Alps when I was stationed in Europe during my military career. My military service contributed to a 17 year break in skiing as well as losing my left leg in the service above the knee.
After retirement I made it to the DAV National Disabled Winter Sports Clinic April 2014 and was introduced to adaptive skiing in a sit -ski and 3 tracking. At DSUSA Hartford Ski Spec Dec 2014, I was introduced to skibiking on a Stalmach Rockyberg and Cayman, and an iSkibike.
It was natural and good method for me as an amputee. Quickly in minutes I got the hang of it and balance and in hours was from green to blue runs. Tasted a black run by the end of the week. It was easy for me to marry the skiing fundamentals I learned as an able bodied skier with the skibike configuration.
In the 5 years now that I have been skibiking I have connected with different programs and groups as well as mostly skiing on my own getting better all the time. I am independent and expert and have skied from one end of the country to the other at 19 different resorts in 11 states.
I've ridden other ski bikes and what makes the iSkibike better is the ease of loading and unloading. Other ski bikes I have to lift it onto and off the chair. That gets tiring. I want my energy for skiing, not weightlifting. The iSkibike is effortless in comparison. No wait getting off the chairlift and skiing immediately.
After retirement I made it to the DAV National Disabled Winter Sports Clinic April 2014 and was introduced to adaptive skiing in a sit -ski and 3 tracking. At DSUSA Hartford Ski Spec Dec 2014, I was introduced to skibiking on a Stalmach Rockyberg and Cayman, and an iSkibike.
It was natural and good method for me as an amputee. Quickly in minutes I got the hang of it and balance and in hours was from green to blue runs. Tasted a black run by the end of the week. It was easy for me to marry the skiing fundamentals I learned as an able bodied skier with the skibike configuration.
In the 5 years now that I have been skibiking I have connected with different programs and groups as well as mostly skiing on my own getting better all the time. I am independent and expert and have skied from one end of the country to the other at 19 different resorts in 11 states.
I've ridden other ski bikes and what makes the iSkibike better is the ease of loading and unloading. Other ski bikes I have to lift it onto and off the chair. That gets tiring. I want my energy for skiing, not weightlifting. The iSkibike is effortless in comparison. No wait getting off the chairlift and skiing immediately.
Fran Coopersmith
Fran Coopersmith's husband [Mike] was unable to ski after a stroke, so they tested the iSkibike through the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center. She writes:
Speaking of powder, our last two days on the ski bike were in big powder — snow occasionally came up to the seat — and the iSkibike handled phenomenally!!! I could not keep up with Mike. He has mastered the iSkibike well enough to do Black runs with me, and he had a blast. He made it look effortless as he consistently beat me down the mountain in the powder. And I was way more tired at the end of the day!!!!
We are so excited to get an iSkibike as Mike cannot use other ski bikes because he cannot carry a ski bike on and off the lifts by himself. Not to mention that other ski bikes Mike tried would only do skid turns, but the iSkibike actually carves turns just like downhill skis.
We are so excited to get an iSkibike as Mike cannot use other ski bikes because he cannot carry a ski bike on and off the lifts by himself. Not to mention that other ski bikes Mike tried would only do skid turns, but the iSkibike actually carves turns just like downhill skis.
Kim Bankert
Kim Bankert has been involved with the Eagle Mount adaptive skiing program for 28 years. Working specifically with the sitting skills program, he has seen a lot of different ski bikes over the years and has experienced first-hand how the iSkibike is different.
The unique features of iSkibike that Kim likes include: chairlift self-loading ride-on capability, the participant only needing limited use of legs to control the skibike, and air pressure adjustable shock absorbers for a customizable smooth ride with easy control.
As a veteran and expert in the field of sitting skills adaptive skiing Kim highly recommends the iSkibike for any adaptive ski program!
The unique features of iSkibike that Kim likes include: chairlift self-loading ride-on capability, the participant only needing limited use of legs to control the skibike, and air pressure adjustable shock absorbers for a customizable smooth ride with easy control.
As a veteran and expert in the field of sitting skills adaptive skiing Kim highly recommends the iSkibike for any adaptive ski program!
Ed Bronsdon
Ed Bronsdon is the Executive Director of the Outdoors for All Foundation, a national leader in delivering adaptive and therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities, located in Seattle, Washington. Last winter Ed took an iSkibike to La Plagne, Switzerland, to use with members of Blesma, the United Kingdom's military charity tor injured veterans.
Thank you again for helping facilitate the loaner iSkibike that I took with me to Europe this winter for the Blesma Members. These recovering veterans appreciated many features of the ski bike and enjoyed demoing it.
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I think that various folks liked the engineering of the unit, especially the way that it loads on ski lifts. They liked the way that it skis on varied terrain . . .
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[T]hanks again for the opportunity to demo your ski bike. I think that its a terrific adaptive option and would be pleased to recommend it to others.
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I think that various folks liked the engineering of the unit, especially the way that it loads on ski lifts. They liked the way that it skis on varied terrain . . .
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[T]hanks again for the opportunity to demo your ski bike. I think that its a terrific adaptive option and would be pleased to recommend it to others.
For those of us with limited mobility, the sensation of sliding down a mountain is priceless. The freedom, the speed, the wind in the face and resulting adrenaline rush are coveted commodities hard to come by with a disability. -- Bob Wassom
