For those with physical limitations such as an amputation or cerebral palsy, snowboarding is an uphill battle. That’s what makes athletes at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Para-Snowbard World Cup at Big White so special.
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“They’re here because at one point they didn’t think it was even possible,” says Danny Buntain, member of the Board of Directors for Canada Snowboard.
Thirty one para-snowboarders took to the snowy slopes on Saturday in the first para-snowboarding event in Canada since the sport made its debut last year in Sochi at the Paralymics. The event runs from Saturday to Monday, January 19.
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