People — including those with disabilities — flocked outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. The influx has highlighted efforts to ensure everyone has access to outdoor spaces.
Before heading out on the trail, Carol Woody and volunteer Erwin Berry make sure Gage Tatar is safely buckled into the Cimgo. Grinning wide, Tatar listens as Woody explains what he can expect on the dirt track.Before heading out on the trail, Carol Woody and volunteer Erwin Berry make sure Gage Tatar is safely buckled into the Cimgo. Grinning wide, Tatar listens as Woody explains what he can expect on the dirt track.SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN, W.Va.
While Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia is known for its ski slopes, during mountain biking season, the powder-white runs turn to dirt tracks. And no matter the season, Carol Woody is the woman behind the adaptive programming as the director ofAthletes with amputations, those who are paralyzed, or have learning disabilities can all find ski options at Snowshoe, and that's Woody's goal for the adaptive bike program as well., that wasn't good enough for Woody.
Carol Woody leans forward with her hands on her knees as she asks Gage Tatar if he's ready to ride again in the Cimgo. Gage Tatar smiles from underneath his mountain biking helmet while a volunteer, Erwin Berry stands by ready to help.Tatar is the main caretaker for her son, who is nonverbal, and she says when he gets to do things like adaptive skiing and mountain biking, it brings each of them an important sense of freedom."Because I get to be his mom and not his helper.
The Cimgos are"pilot driven" she explains, so the rider is safely strapped into a modified race car seat – with an instructor standing on foot-pegs at the back, in control of the steering and hydraulic disc brakes. The pilot also wears a waist strap"that is hooked into the braking system, so that if anything happens, that the pilot comes off of the equipment, it engages a safety brake, so that the bike would not be rolling down a hill or mountain without their pilot.
He says it's extremely important to know the dimensions of the trail — especially the slant."I'm gonna tip over if it's more than four inches from left to right – and I'm really leaning uphill, so it really becomes a big accessibility concern."
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