It All Begins Here
It All Begins Here
It All Begins Here
Ellen Euclid learned to ski as a kid with 3 Trackers, and after moving back to Ohio in 2016 started volunteering at Brandywine Ski Resort, twenty minutes from her house. She’s out there multiple times a week, turning what would be a rare trip into a regular part of winter.It All Begins Here
Mark Fabin had a stroke in May 2023. Eight months later he started skiing again with 3 Trackers at Brandywine, first on a slider and eventually working his way back up to riding the chair, his wife there every Sunday.It All Begins Here
Nicki lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and a cascade of seizures in 2023 left her paralyzed from the waist down, then the neck down. Doctors told her she’d likely spend the rest of her life in a nursing home. She decided otherwise, and now alpine skis with 3 Trackers at Brandywine.It All Begins Here
Rod lost both legs below the knee in a helicopter accident at 26. Decades later he found 3 Trackers at Brandywine, learned to ski on prosthetics from another amputee instructor, and is now one of two certified PSIA instructors on the hill.It All Begins Here
Donald “Scooter” Renninger was an avid motorcycle rider before a crash two years ago on a road he liked. On a mono ski at Brandywine with 3 Trackers, he found an unexpected echo of that same edge and g-force he used to chase on two wheels.It All Begins Here
Steve Lumpp has volunteered with 3 Trackers for 25 years, always the first one there getting equipment ready before anyone else arrives. He learned to ski at 31 as part of a deal with his wife, and has considered the program family ever since.It All Begins Here
Zachary starts asking about skiing at Halloween every year and has skied resorts across four states over the past decade. His mom Chris hadn’t skied since high school before finding 3 Trackers, and learned everything from taking him off the chairlift to controlling his descent so they could keep coming back together.It All Begins Here
Dan Lipka spent his career as an occupational therapist and wheelchair vendor, building custom solutions for people with complex problems. He’s brought that same skill to 3 Trackers for around 30 years, building customized equipment for students in the program.It All Begins Here
Dave Walldeck had skied for years and grown bored with it before a friend nudged him toward adaptive skiing. He’s been with 3 Trackers for at least 15 years now, and cares enough about the people he works with to double-check their names weeks in a row.It All Begins Here
It All Begins Here
It All Begins Here