Read how one of our athletes, David Hiler, has Rebuilt and Redefined his life:
"I’m an active person. I co-own and operate a 200-seat restaurant, 15-barrel brewery and a 45-site campground and event space, all in Brattleboro, Vermont. I enjoy snowboarding, hiking, biking, kayaking, travelling with my wife and generally being outdoors.
In 2018, I was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in my knee and chose to have my leg amputated above the knee (versus other lengthy treatments). After surgery, I was hoping to be able to go to the hill a couple times. It felt so good to be a snowboarder again. I exceeded my expectations of what I could do after surgery and don't ever want to short-change myself like that anymore. I am never going to forget to go live, go experience, and that work will always be there. Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow has changed my worldview as a person. I've snowboarded more this year than I have in the past five years. I'm not sure what my excuse was back then.
This summer I attended a three month long intensive program that helped me relearn how to run and so much more. Getting back on a snowboard with ASMS helped give me the confidence to take on other challenges like this program and returning to training for marathons. This summer, I ran, hiked, mountain biked, rafted and more. I realized that there is nothing I can’t do, I just have to figure out how I will do it."
