At the foot of Mont-Blanc in the Haute-Savoie region, some people who love the mountains decided ten years ago to make the slopes accessible to those who can't move easily. The Association offers treks in all-terrain chairs an in a Joelette invalid chair, cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing, rafting and mountain climbing to handicapped people, both adults and children. Obviously, to develop these sorts of activities, the Association needs special equipment, which can be fairly expensive.
Mountain fun for everyone
Loisirs Assis Évasion Association takes people with limited mobility— and sometimes severely handicapped — onto the slopes. Far from being marginal, this leisure activity is now on a massive rise.
Loisirs Assis Évasion lets everyone enjoy a happy downhill ski run.
The solution: skis built for two
Given the growing enthusiasm the Association has found with its audience,
it wants to increase its mountain skiing activities, including for people
who suffer from severe physical handicaps. The municipality of Combloux
donated storage space at the foot of the slopes for equipment and so the
Association is planning to buy ten new ski tandems: devices that are capable
of bringing the least mobile individuals onto the slopes, designed and
manufactured as special crafting by a French SME.
The total budget is €35,000. The Veolia Environnement Foundation
decided to assist the project with €15,000, together with neighbouring
towns and local businesses.
