Before coming to Canada from India, Chaitanya and Tejas Gautam had never seen snow, much less played in it. Their first winter in Toronto was miserable and cold. But the boys were singing a new tune after taking their first ski lesson in Edmonton, AB. this winter. “I felt like I was flying, on land,” says Chaitanya, the older brother …
Blame the kids. Before they came along you were a fantastic skier. You had great equipment, and could handle bumps, glades, steeps and looked pretty damn good après ski. But after a few years of schlepping babies on one hip, chasing toddlers and dragging preschoolers to lessons, you have lost touch with the ski babe you once were. Yes, you …
School-age boys are a common sight tucking down ski runs and blazing paths through the trees at Alberta resorts. But the fact my son Bennett, 8, can do these things is in many ways extraordinary. Bennett has autism, and it’s been a long and slippery trail getting him on skis. He’s now on his way to sliding on snow with …