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Hi, my names' Dave Schoeneck, we're here in the Wasatch, beautiful Wasatch Mountains of
Utah. Here to talk about adaptive sports, and how snowshoeing can fit in with a lot
of people’s adaptive life. So, going up an incline, very important to take smaller
steps and keep the weight over the balls of your feet, and just, just like climbing a
set of stairs but also be aware to keep that athletic stance so you don't have these snowshoe
overlap. So, here's a good example of going up an incline. When you're going up an incline,
especially with a group, it's very important to keep distance between each individual,
so if one person does lose their balance and fall backwards, we're not playing dominoes.
But, as you're starting the incline always make sure to remind them stay on the balls
of their feet, o.k, and just like going up a set of steps, o.k, they just lean forward
and they keep the weight on the balls of their feet, and avoid the falling back because that's
what can cause them to fall down the incline. Coming down, you're going to want to keep
your weight a little further back, still over the balls of your feet. Make sure you're giving
the grips, the claws and the bottom of the snowshoes a chance to grab the snow, as you
extend down.