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Adaptive Recreation

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12-Year-Old Blind Skier Takes on the Big Couloir

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Twelve-year-old Jacob Smith was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumor in 2014. Five years and several surgeries later, he became the youngest blind skier to descend the Big Couloir on Lone Mountain at Montana’s Big Sky Resort. This film, produced by Steep Motion, highlights his journey as a cancer survivor and blind skier.

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Adaptive Recreation