When their autistic son Ryan was about 7, Alaine Breen and Paul McClintock of Melrose, Mass., first heard about adaptive sports.
Both recreational skiers when they were younger, they were frequent visitors to the valley.
kAm%96J D@@? 5:D4@G6C65 p3:=:EJ!=FD[ 2 G2==6J 252AE:G6 DA@CED AC@8C2> 7@C A6@A=6 @7 2== 286D 2?5 5:D23:=:E:6D 32D65 2E pEE:E2D9]k^Am
kAm$@ E92E H:?E6C E96J 42>6 FA 7@C 2 =@?8 H66<6?5 E@ 8:G6 :E 2 ECJ] #J2?[ 2 D<:6C[ 5:5 2>2K:?8=J H6==[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 9:D >@E96C] %96J 42>6 FA 2 4@FA=6 @7 >@C6 H66<6?5D E92E D62D@?]k^Am
kAm%96J EC:65 :E 282:? E96 ?6IE H:?E6C[ 2 76H >@C6 E:>6D] %96? E96J :?4C62D65 E96 E:>6 FA 96C6 E96 7@==@H:?8 H:?E6C] $@@?[ E96J 925 2 A=246 FA 96C6]k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAm#J2? 3642>6 DF49 2 8@@5 D<:6C[ 96 H2D D<::?8 36EE6C E92? >2?J @7 E96 G@=F?E66CD 6DD6?E:2= E@ E96 AC@8C2>]k^Am
kAm$@ H96? 96 3642>6 2 E66?[ 9:D A2C6?ED AFE 9:> :? E96 pEE:E2D9 |@F?E2:? %66? AC@8C2> 7@C 3@E9 E96 D@4:2= 2?5 2E9=6E:4 @AA@CEF?:E:6D]k^Am
kAm#J2? D<:D DE66AD[ 3F>AD[ EC66D 2?5 H92=6324<D] %96 AC@8C2>VD 8@2= :D E@ 8C@@> 7FEFC6 D<: 2?5 D?@H3@2C5 4@2496D]k^Am
kAmQ%9:D 92D 96=A65 9:> H:E9 9:D 564:D:@?\>2<:?8[Q D2:5 qC66?] Qw2G:?8 E96D6 6IA6C:6?46D 92D 366? 9F86]Qk^Am
kAm{2DE DAC:?8[ p=2:?6 3642>6 2 3@2C5 >6>36C @7 p3:=:EJ!=FD]k^Am
kAmu@F?565 a_ J62CD 28@ :? `hhf[ E96 AC@8C2> :D @A6? E@ A6@A=6 H:E9 A9JD:42= 2?5 56G6=@A>6?E2= 5:D23:=:E:6D] %96 @77:46D 2C6 =@42E65 :? E96 p5G6?EFC6 r6?E6C]k^Am
kAm!C:>2C:=J 7@4FD65 2E pEE:E2D9 2?5 (:=542E[ G2==6J AC@8C2> 5:C64E@C {:K (69>6J6C @7 x?E6CG2=6 D2JD E96 H:?E6C AC@8C2> :D 7@C D<:6CD[ D?@H3@2C56CD[ D?@HD9@6CD 2?5 4C@DD\4@F?ECJ D<:6CD] pE E:>6D[ E96J 8@ E@ @E96C G2==6J D<: 2C62D]k^Am
kAm{2DE H66<6?5[ E96 @C82?:K2E:@? 96=5 2 A:=@E AC@;64E 2E y24<D@? $<: %@FC:?8 u@F?52E:@?]k^Am
kAmQ~FC 8@2= :D 7@C D<:6CD E@ 86E 2 766=:?8 @7 ?@C>2=4J[ :?56A6?56?46 2?5 244@>A=:D9>6?E[Q (69>6J6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm|2?J D<:6CD H:E9 5:D23:=:E:6D C6EFC? E@ E96 D=@A6D H:E9 E96:C 72>:=:6D 27E6C 2 >2=25J] p=D@ E96C6 2C6 72>:=:6D ?6H E@ D<::?8 92G:?8 5:D4@G6C65 :E 7@C E96:C =@G65 @?6D E@ 249:6G6 E92E :?56A6?56?46]k^Am
kAm$@>6 `a_ A6@A=6 A2CE:4:A2E65 =2DE H:?E6C] (69>6J6C 7:8FC6D E96J 8:G6 e__ =6DD@?D 6249 H:?E6C[ H:E9 6249 A2CE:4:A2?E H@C<:?8 H:E9 EH@ G@=F?E66C :?DECF4E@CD A6C =6DD@?]k^Am
kAm!2CE:4:A2?ED FD6 2 >JC:25 @7 6BF:A>6?E =:<6 @FEC:886CD H9:49 2C6 D<: A@=6D H:E9 D<:D F?56C?62E9] pE9=6E:4 D<:6CD >:89E J@F 2 D:?8=6 >@?@D<: H:E9 @FEC:886CD 2D D66? :? E96 !2C2=J>A:4D] %9@D6 H:E9 D6C:@FD >@3:=:EJ :DDF6D FD6 2 3:\D<: H96C6 E96J D:E :? 2 >@=565 492:C H:E9 EH@ D<:D F?56C?62E9] %96C6 2C6 2=D@ D=:56CD[ 2<:? E@ H2=<6CD]k^Am
kAmx?DECF4E@CD >2J 2=D@ FD6 E6E96CD E@ 96=A D<:6CD >2<6 EFC?D]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@8C2> C6=:6D 962G:=J @? G@=F?E66CD[ EC2:?65 E@ 36 :?DECF4E@CD] %96J 92G6 G2C:65 D<: 23:=:E:6D] uF==\E:>6 G@=F?E66CD 4@>>:E E@ a` 52JD 2 D62D@?[ 3FE (69>6J6C 92AA:=J 4@?D:56CD 2== 2G2:=23:=:E:6D 2?5 6?4@FC286D A6@A=6 E@ 4@?E24E 96C 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i=H69>6J6Co23:=:EJA=FD]@C8Qm=H69>6J6Co23:=:EJA=FD]@C8k^2m :7 E96JVC6 :?E6C6DE65 :? D66:?8 :7 E96JVC6 2 7:E]k^Am
kAm$@>6 G@=F?E66CD 86E 9@@<65] %96C6VD @?6 H9@ 92D 366? E96C6 7@C `f J62CD 2?5 D6G6C2= D6CG:?8 2 8@@5 564256] '@=F?E66CD E6?5 E@ 364@>6 36EE6C D<:6CD 2D E96JVC6 E2F89E 9@H E@ :?DECF4E]k^Am
kAm$@>6E:>6D G@=F?E66CD 766= =:<6 E96JVC6 E96 @?6D 36?67:E:?8 7C@> E96 AC@8C2>]k^Am
kAmQxE :D DF49 2 C6H2C5:?8 E9:?8 E@ 8:G6 324< 2?5 36 2 A2CE @7 E9:D 8:7E E@ D@>63@5J[Q (69>6J6C D2:5] Q~7E6? H6 766= H6 86E >@C6 @FE @7 :E E92? E96 A2CE:4:A2?ED] (6 6?;@J :E D@ >F49]Qk^Am
kAm%96 72>:=:6D 8C@H 4=@D6C] %96J D@4:2=:K6] %96J D66 E96:C =@G65 @?6D 92AAJ] uC:6?5D9:AD 2?5 >2CC:286D 92G6 DAC@FE65 7C@> E96 AC@8C2>]k^Am
kAm'@=F?E66CD 2=D@ ?665 @A6? >:?5D]k^Am
kAmQ(6 2== ?665 E@ 36 7=6I:3=6 2?5 4C62E:G6[Q (69>6J6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm~?6 =:EE=6 5627 2?5 2FE:DE:4 3@J 925 2 92C5 E:>6 @? D<:D] %96? :?DECF4E@CD DF886DE65 96 8:G6 D?@H3@2C5:?8 2 ECJ] %96 3@J =@G65 :E]k^Am
kAmQx?DECF4E@CD 42? 492?86 E9:?8D FA[Q qC66? D2:5] QxEVD 23@FE 36:?8 D276[ 92G:?8 7F?]Qk^Am
kAm%96 AC@8C2> :D 7F?565 E9C@F89 5@?2E:@?D] !2CE:4:A2?ED A2J 7@C =6DD@?D 2?5 =:7E E:4<6ED 3FE E96C6 :D 7:?2?4:2= 2:5 2G2:=23=6 E@ E9@D6 H9@ ?665 :E]k^Am
kAm~? |2C49 ``[ p3:=:EJ!=FD :D 9@=5:?8 $AC:?8 u6DE 2E (:=542E H9:49 :?4=F56D 2 D<:\2\E9@?[ D:=6?E 2F4E:@?[ C277=6[ 3F776E[ 2AC6D D<: A2CEJ 2?5 >@C6] !2CE:4:A2?ED 42? C68:DE6C 2D :?5:G:5F2=D @C 2D 2 E62> E9C@F89 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^23:=:EJA=FD]@C8Qm23:=:EJA=FD]@C8k^2m]k^Am
kAm%96 H:?E6C H66<6?5 AC@8C2> E6?5D E@ 86E 8@:?8 :? }@G6>36C 7@C G@=F?E66CD 2?5 9:ED :ED DEC:56 5FC:?8 s646>36C G242E:@? H66< 2?5 HC2AD FA 2E E96 6?5 @7 |2C49]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 @C82?:K2E:@? 2=D@ 9@=5D DF>>6C AC@8C2>D 762EFC:?8 42?@6:?8[ <2J2<:?8 2?5 3:4J4=6D] %96C6 2C6 D@>6 DA64:2=D 6G6?ED 7@C 7=J\7:D9:?8[ 9:<:?8 2?5 H2=<:?8]k^Am
kAmQ$@>6 @7 @FC 36DE 7C:6?5D 92G6 4@>6 @FE @7 E9:D AC@8C2>[Q qC66? D2:5] QxEVD =:<6 2 3:8 72>:=J]Qk^Am
kAm k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.