“The fear does creep into your heart and into your mind and you have to just harness your inner strength and let it go,” says U.S. Paralympic alpine ski racer Danelle Umstead about skiing blind.

In this video, she explains how her husband guides her down the hill during a race and how she started in the sport. Danelle is an inspiring woman with amazing skills and a “can-do” attitude that we should all try to adopt.

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This professional skier is blind