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Mar 6, 2022 · Jacob Smith: The legally blind 15-year-old freeride skier A brain tumor robbed Jacob Smith of his vision, but that hasn’t stopped him from making a name for himself on the slopes....
Feb 8, 2023 · Jacob Smith was the first blind skier to ski the Big Couloir and North Summit Snowfield in Big Sky Montana, both highly challenging slopes. He said he largely skis the Rocky Mountain...
Mar 8, 2022 · At 12 years old, Jacob Smith became the only legally blind skier to complete Big Sky’s 11,000 feet high Big Couloir run, which has a vertigo-inducing 50-degree slope. https://t.co/ZwGyeQQq5a pic.twitter.com/CfMWVTSly9. — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 7, 2022. This kid skis Big Couloir better than the average person and he’s legally blind!
Feb 27, 2020 · 18. 1.3K views 1 year ago. After becoming the first legally blind skier down Big Sky's infamous Big Couloir, Jacob Smith sets his sights on completing the first legally blind descent of...
Jan 30, 2021 · Twelve-year-old Jacob Smith was diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumor in 2014. Five years and several surgeries later, he became the youngest blind skier to descend the Big Couloir on...
Mar 7, 2022 · 15-year-old downhill skier Jacob Smith gets back on slopes after battle with brain tumor, blindness. A brain tumor left Jacob Smith with severe vision loss at age 8. It was only the start of a decade-long battle with meningioma.
Dec 23, 2020 · In 2019, Smith skied the Big Couloir at the age of 12 while also becoming the first blind skier to ever do so. Jacob, who is now 14, started skiing at the age of 2 and said skiing the Big Couloir has always been a goal of his.
