{"id":1432,"date":"2020-01-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2020-01-07T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:47:18","slug":"a-swift-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/a-swift-half\/","title":{"rendered":"A Swift Half"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Hi\nboard geners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy New Year to all and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and celebrated the New Year in the appropriate manner... yeah that's what I thought... you smashed it didn't you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There,\nwhat's been happening since the last Swift Half...?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well\nthe summer came and went; I live in the North of the UK and it was crap! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the summer came to an end myself and a few of the AFPST gang got themselves on a Board Tech course run by Callum Highet at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Anything Technical (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skiequipmentuk.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Anything Technical<\/a> in Kendal, Cumbria and all of us found it to be an insightful and informative course that went a long way to dispelling some of the myths and misinformation around the art of snowboard tuning and waxing. Well worth doing if anyone is wanting to keep their snowboard sweet. Huge thanks to Callum, Andy and the guys at Anything Technical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"509\" data-attachment-id=\"1434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"382,509\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amy Richardson and myself at Anything Technical\u2026wax on wax off!&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image2-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image2.jpeg\" alt=\"Amy and Swifty waxing a snowboard (or try to)\" class=\"wp-image-1434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image2.jpeg 382w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Amy Richardson and myself at Anything Technical... wax on wax off!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 'Tech Course' myself and four of the instructors from the Team got the opportunity to do the BASI Level 1 Adaptive Snowboard Instructors Course at Milton Keynes <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Snozone (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snozoneuk.com\" target=\"_blank\">Snozone<\/a>. Our BASI tutor Renelle Mortimer made the week enjoyable and informative giving us plenty of opportunity to role play different disabilities and scenarios which were occasionally testing to say the least. Many thanks to BASI for their forward thinking in helping to enable someone with a disability to embark on this course. I achieved a pass and a big thanks to fellow student (Rich Stephenson) who demonstrated the few skills I was unable to demo myself ? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"791\" data-attachment-id=\"1436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"593,791\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Adaptive instruction Milton Keynes Snozone&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4.jpeg\" alt=\"Swifty supporting a beginner by holding their hands while boarding\" class=\"wp-image-1436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4.jpeg 593w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image4-384x512.jpeg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Adaptive instruction Milton Keynes Snozone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"616\" data-attachment-id=\"1437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,616\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BASI Level 1 Adaptive Snowboard Course&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5-300x193.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5.jpg\" alt=\"Group picture with Swifty in the center\" class=\"wp-image-1437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image5-512x329.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> BASI Level 1 Adaptive Snowboard Course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two weeks later we were in Stubai, Austria on a BASI Level 2 Coaching Course under the expert tutelage of Rob Norton. The weeklong course was great fun, and hugely helpful in our aim of getting snowboarders with disabilities out there on the comp circuit.  Oh! and we had a couple of days of full on powder which needless to say was taken advantage of... massively. And to top it all off, I bumped into (not literally) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stale Sandbech (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.famousfix.com\/topic\/stale-sandbech\" target=\"_blank\">Stale Sandbech<\/a>. I first met Stale in Laax and watching him ride is always a pleasure and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-attachment-id=\"1438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image6-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BASI Level 2 Snowboard Coaching Course\u2026\u2019POW DAY\u2019&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6.jpg\" alt=\"Snowboarders in powder snow\" class=\"wp-image-1438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6.jpg 720w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image6-384x512.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> BASI Level 2 Snowboard Coaching Course... 'POW DAY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"596\" data-attachment-id=\"1439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image7-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"795,596\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BASI Level 2 Coaching Course\u2026\u2019Team Fot\u2019&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7.jpeg\" alt=\"Group picture\" class=\"wp-image-1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7.jpeg 795w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image7-512x384.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> BASI Level 2 Coaching Course... 'Team Fot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a few weeks off snow then it was off to Breckenridge, Colorado for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hartford Ski Spec (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disabledsportsusa.org\/skispec\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hartford Ski Spec<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"1446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image14-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"779,438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ben and Scotty (plus leg) at Heathrow prior to flying to Denver\u2026Not enough kit?&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14-300x169.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14.jpeg\" alt=\"Two men standing next to a lot of luggage\" class=\"wp-image-1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14.jpeg 779w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14-560x315.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image14-512x288.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Ben and Scotty (plus leg) at Heathrow prior to flying to Denver... Not enough kit?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a cracking flight over thanks to the help and generosity of the British Airways crew and staff who properly looked after and dare I say pampered all of us the entire flight, thank you BA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"871\" data-attachment-id=\"1440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image8-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"654,871\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Thanks British Airways\u2026The crew and staff were outstanding.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8.jpeg\" alt=\"Swifty psoing with a stewardess\" class=\"wp-image-1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8.jpeg 654w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image8-384x512.jpeg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> The crew and staff were outstanding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hartford Spec (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disabledsportsusa.org\/skispec\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hartford Spec<\/a> was, as always a fantastic event for anyone with any disability that wants to have a go at or up their skills in any of the snowsport disciplines. As AFPST we took part in the Snowboard Race Camp which gave us a week under instruction with Kep Keoppe (US Paralympic Snowboard Team Coach) along with Reggie Showers (Double Below Knee Amp) Cristina Bruno, Keith 'Grizzly' Gable (Single Below Knee Amp) and Noah Elliot (Single Above Knee Amp) both US Paralympic Champions together with James Sides and Mike Spiney both US Paralympians. What a week we had, great snow, great coaches, great resort, all culminating in a morning of races that really boxed off the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"538\" data-attachment-id=\"1441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image9-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"404,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Breckenridge as the snow really got going&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9.jpeg\" alt=\"Five snowboarders sitting in the snow\" class=\"wp-image-1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9.jpeg 404w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image9-384x512.jpeg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Breckenridge as the snow really got going<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott McNeice (Single Above Knee Amp) who has recently joined AFPST and has been fortunate enough to receive the game changing <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BioAdapt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disabledsportsusa.org\/skispec\/\" target=\"_blank\">BioAdapt<\/a> Snowboard Prosthesis was able to not only have a chat with Mike Shultz the inventor and user of the leg but also ride with Noah Elliot who has been winning medals all over the world using that leg... Scotty was in good hands and his riding has progressed 10 fold. Ben 'Tiny' Shaw the totally blind snowboarder in the team, had an awesome trip as well with some fantastic days on the hill really enjoying the freedom of the wider and relatively empty piste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"739\" data-attachment-id=\"1442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image10-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"555,739\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ben \u2018Tiny\u2019 Shaw&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10.jpeg\" alt=\"Ben sitting in the snow\" class=\"wp-image-1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10.jpeg 555w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image10-385x512.jpeg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Ben 'Tiny' Shaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kat Brown and Daisy Duke both ripped it up gaining in confidence and skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"721\" data-attachment-id=\"1444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image12-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"541,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kat Brown\u2026Smashing it!&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12.jpeg\" alt=\"Kat posing on her snowboard\" class=\"wp-image-1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12.jpeg 541w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image12-384x512.jpeg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Kat Brown... Smashing it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By the last day all of the AFPST Athletes felt a sense of development and a progression with their skills during the trip to Breckenridge. Having to overcome the jetlag and the fact that we were training at 12,000ft ASL was a big task and all did a fantastic job of making the most of the Rockies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"1443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image11-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"809,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The AFPST Snowboard Team in Breckenridge, Colorado&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11-300x208.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11.jpeg\" alt=\"Group picture\" class=\"wp-image-1443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11.jpeg 809w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11-768x534.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image11-512x356.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> The AFPST Snowboard Team in Breckenridge, Colorado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"755\" data-attachment-id=\"1447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image15-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"567,755\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pete Lindsay\u2026.Partially sighted Partially frozen!&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15.jpeg\" alt=\"Pete with frozen beard\" class=\"wp-image-1447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15.jpeg 567w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image15-385x512.jpeg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Pete Lindsay... 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Starting with a week in La Plagne, France then onto the Royal Navy Champs in Tignes for a week with the goal of getting to the Inter-Services Champs in Meribel, France and after that we have the BRITS again in Laax Switzerland just after another visit to Saas Grund for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bibian Mentel Foundation Mentelity Games (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mentelitygames.com\/mentelity-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bibian Mentel Foundation Mentelity Games<\/a> which is a great focus for people with disabilities of all ages from all over Europe and beyond who want to or already participate in snowsports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have seen the festival film '<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"People Who Rize (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bpKdbrwz6AE\" target=\"_blank\">People Who Rize<\/a>' posted earlier in the year, well that's out there now ready to be streamed so take a peek and if that wets your appetite then there was a short piece on BBC2 5<sup>TH<\/sup> Jan Ski Sunday Programme at 18.00 that if you didn't get a chance to see then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/av\/winter-sports\/50981864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here is the link (opens in a new tab)\">here is the link<\/a> to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"393\" data-attachment-id=\"1435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/image3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"688,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Capture from the BBC report about Swifty at the Brits at Laax 2019&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3-300x171.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3.jpg\" alt=\"Swifty showing the hangloose sign\" class=\"wp-image-1435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3.jpg 688w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image3-512x292.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgeneration.ch\/en\/author\/swifty\/\">Darren \"Swifty\" Swift<\/a> | board generation<\/span> Capture from the BBC report about Swifty at the Brits at Laax 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The season has got off to a great start and mountains are screaming out for us to go ride them... what are we waiting for... lets ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Til the next Swift Half everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ride free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swifty<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Board Geners Happy New Year to all and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and celebrated the New Year in the appropriate manner&#8230; yeah that\u2019s what I thought\u2026 you smashed it didn\u2019t you? 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