Many people with vision impairment continue to snow ski and water ski!

• Snow skiing, try cross country skiing. This sport is challenging but generally encounters smaller slopes and hills than downhill skiing. Use a safety skier guide. This is a person trained to ski with you and call out your course and obstacles. Some programs use a loud hailer or even radio controlled transmitters.
• For both types of skiing, try a "learn to ski" clinic for beginners or persons returning to the sport with a vision impairment.
• Use proper fitting equipment and clothing. Many ski resorts or clinics offer equipment for rent.
• Ask your eye doctor about lens or goggles that can help reduce glare when skiing. Lens can be tinted a number of colors to decrease various spectrums of light which can cause glare.

Resources:

• Ski for Light
• American Blind Skiing Foundation
• USA Water Ski Association for Disabled Persons
• Foresight Ski Guides, articles about skiers with a vision impairment and ski guides
• Optical Illusion Ski Club in Michigan
• Blind Sport of New Zealand
• International Blind Sports Association National Library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
• contact your regional library for books on tape, in large print or Braille