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01/22/2023: Carnegie Heroes, Ballet in Exile, Flying Blind

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Jacob Smith, the Blindest Skier in the World

Jacob Smith is the only legally blind athlete to ski down Big Sky's "cool bar" The run has a 50-degree slope, which means there's little chance you can stop yourself. We met him in January at a junior regional free-ride tournament where he was competing against 40 other teenage daredevils all of whom can see perfectly well.

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