Adaptive 1 or Alpine 2 ??
Having obtained my BASI Alpine Level 1 and become a licensed ski instructor I needed to decide what to do next. Adaptive skiing is something I am passionate about. The chance to help people with healthcare needs experience the same thing you and I do and feel the exhilaration of what it is like to ski is something very special and important to me. After successfully completing my BASI Alpine Level 1 there were two choices; Adaptive Level 1 or Alpine Level 2. Adaptive Level 1 would mean I would be better placed to help on the DSUK social ski groups that I go to and on the adaptive ski holidays that I volunteer on. Not only would I be able to increase my knowledge of adaptive equipment but I would also increase my knowledge of health problems and how to manage them in a ski environment whether that be indoor or outdoor. In addition it would also give me a ski instructor qualification in another discipline. Like my Alpine Level 1, Adaptive Level 1 courses run at indoor centres