Pippa Middleton launches #Ski2Paralympics challenge
Left to right: Fiona Young, CEO Disability Snowsport UK, Pippa Middleton Patron Disability Snowsport UK, Suzanne Knight, Millie Knight's mum, Cameron Hall, Founder and Director of Holmlands
Holmlands were invited to attend the launch of the #Ski2Paralympics Challenge - a new fundraising initiative by our friends and charity partners Disability Snowsport UK.
The 2018 Paralympics will take place in PyeongChang in South Korea between 9-18 March 2018. A team of Paralympic ski and snowboard athletes will be representing Great Britain and all of them are supported by Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK). The charity believes that snowsports are for everyone, a sport to be enjoyed by all regardless of disability - with hope that the athletes will inspire those with a disability to experience the joy of skiing alongside the able-bodied.
Pippa Middleton, patron of DSUK and extreme sports adventurer, today launched the 5,560 mile ski challenge #Ski2Paralymics to raise funds for the charity, where participants are asked to clock-up enough miles on the slopes to cover the 5,560 miles from London to PyeongChang.
Fiona Young, Disability Snowsport UK’s CEO said “As we can’t all be in PyeongChang to cheer on our Paralympic athletes we’ve decided to partner with Crystal Ski Holidays to create the #Ski2Paralympics Challenge. The total distance from London to PyeongChang is 5,560-miles, can we ski there and back?"
Pippa Middleton, DSUK Patron: “It is clear to me that the work of DSUK changes and enhances people’s lives. Their adaptive snowsports programs create opportunities and inspire disabled people through snowsports. There were times on the Patrouille des Glaciers when I was at my absolute limits, myself and my two teammates had to dig deep into our physical and mental reserves but knowing that I was supporting the work of DSUK helped me to keep going. So, if you would like more of challenge to your own ski season, then why not take part the DSUK #Ski2Parlympics and let’s see who can ski to PyeongChang and back!"
To participate in the challenge, simply donate £5 to DSUK on their #Ski2Paralympics JustGiving page and then share your mileage as often as you can on the DSUK Facebook event page bit.ly/Facebookski2paralympics by taking a screenshot of the distance travelled from the Crystal Ski Explorer app or any other tracking devise. DSUK will be recording the distance travelled and keep everyone updated on their progress. Miles can be skied, snow-shoed or snowboarded in the UK or abroad.
To enter, participants are asked to donate £5 to Disability Snowsport UK via JustGiving bit.ly/ski2paralympics
