Trip Reflections & Participant Dispatches
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Harbor Islands Trip 2025
Filed in Trip ReflectionsNew England Ski For Light explorers and guides had a wonderful time on a trip to Spectacle Island July 19, 2025. The weather turned out to be perfect, and a beautiful beach breeze pervaded the island. We took the ferry over, walked the broad walking paths, picnicked outdoors, and generally enjoyed the sunshine and the…
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Q & A with Volunteer Guide Diane Manganaro
Filed in Participant DispatchQ: What do you find the top rewards for being a volunteer guide?A: I have always loved sharing my love of xc skiing (and any outdoor pursuit) with others. Spending a beautiful New England day outdoors with friends and/or family, biking, hiking kayaking, sailing, xc-skiing, whatever is what life is all about. Q: How long…
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Craftsbury 2015
Filed in Trip ReflectionsI recently enjoyed my first NERSFL recreational trip. I joined about 44 other sighted and visually impaired adults from several states up in the cold and snowy northern Vermont town of Craftsbury at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for 4 days and 3 nights of incredible fun. Beginning with the convenient travel arrangements to get to…
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Ski for Light International Week 2014
Filed in Trip ReflectionsFebruary 22 – March 2, 2014 This was my first time attending the International Ski for Light event but it certainly will not be the last. It was truly a fun as well as inspiring week. The event was very well organized and jam-packed with skiing related as well as non-skiing events. The SFL volunteers…
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Craftsbury Skiing and Snowshoeing 2013
Filed in Trip ReflectionsJanuary 2013 The New England Regional Ski For Light (NERSFL) Craftsbury trip which took place in Craftsbury Common Vermont was my first experience as a guide with NERSFL. It was a lot of fun, and I definitely want to do it again. For anyone, visually-impaired or sighted, who is new to NERSFL, the Craftsbury trip…
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Wayside Inn – Hiking and Kayaking 2009
Filed in Trip ReflectionsAugust 7-9, 2009 It was a sunny and warm August Friday afternoon that found me en-route to the Riverside MBTA station to meet up with my carpool to Bethlehem NH for a NERSFL weekend of hiking, kayaking and general fun. With a forecast more or less devoid of rain and a large group of fellow outdoor…
Participant Quotes
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Aaron S.
“New England Ski for Light gives me the opportunity to push beyond what I think is possible and experience the outdoors with confidence, independence, and support.”
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Debbie M.
“Endless memories! Weekends of laughter, enormous challenges in the outdoors, and stories, stories, stories.”
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Audrey F.
“Each time I have made the trip, I have enjoyed wonderful trails and amazing guides who have helped me continue to work on technique and improve my skiing.”
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Joan H.
“Sixteen years of NESFL and SFL guiding has been sheer delight; I am a better skier and happier person with each new adventure, for sure!”
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Diane M.
“I have met so many new and excellent friends, both skiing explorers and guides, true skiing addicts and lovers of outdoor activities, just like me!”
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Karen W.
“I am in a community of beautiful people who get it, who trust me, who respect me as an equal, who are there to share a love of skiing and the great outdoors.”