adaptive ski instructor
Adaptive skiing with a bi-ski at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska
It’s been a while since I have posted any photos and I thought it would be fun to share our most recent pictures of skiing with Quincy. Lucky for me my brother, Ron Niebrugge, is a freelance photographer, and with his help we were able to get some really good shots of skiing with Quincy. 
Both of these photos do a great job of showing just how unique it is to use a bi-ski. As you can see, Rob does an enormous amount of work. He is an expert skier and is also very strong. These photos are taken on a fairly gentle slope, but we often take Quincy on much steeper terrain. It takes a highly-trained adaptive ski instructor to make the bi-ski arc and carve across the fall line. My job is much easier. I am the shadow and my role is basically traffic control. I am usually off to the side of Rob and Quincy and I block skiers who may be getting to close to Quincy and I warn people ahead on a run that the bi-ski is coming. The bi-ski cannot react as quickly as a skier to sudden situations, so it’s up to me to keep Quincy protected from out-of-control skiers and other hazards. My other job is to assist loading the bi-ski on the chairlift. It takes two people to lift it as the chair lift slides under. We then attach it with a safety harness to the chairlift so it cannot slide off. So, although my role doesn’t have as much glory as Rob’s, I take comfort in knowing that I am an integral part of the operation and without me they would just be stuck in the lift lines!!
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