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Sept. 25, 2025: Adapt and Thrive: Pioneering sit-skier Bob Meserve to be inducted into Hall of Fame this weekend

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield
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Image shows a snowy steeped mountain with a man in a blue jacket on a mono-ski heading down at a 45-degree angle.
Courtesy Colorado Snowsports Museum
Bob Meserve skis down Vail Mountain on a mono-ski, also known as a sit-ski in this undated photo.

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Sept. 25, 2025: Adapt and Thrive: Pioneering sit-skier Bob Meserve to be inducted into Hall of Fame this weekend

After a spinal cord injury from a skiing accident left him paralyzed, Bob Meserve of Fort Collins didn’t abandon the sport he’d fallen in love with as a young kid -- he instead chose to help transform it! The award-winning sit-skier turned adaptive sports industry leader, will be inducted into the Colorado Snowsport Museum Hall of Fame this weekend.

Man wearing blue is in a wheelchair sideways to the camera in a grass field and beneath a cloudy blue sky.
Courtesy Colorado Snowsports Museum/Sean F Boggs
Bob Meserve is a 2025 inductee into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame. Meserve is a pioneer in adaptive skiing and a Paralympic medalist who has championed inclusivity on the slopes.

We also remember a Vail icon, John Dakin, the longtime “face” of the U.S. Ski Team who became a pioneering ski race caller. Plus, this season is the last run for Powderhorn's West End ski lift built in 1972.

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