James & Alice Luetchford - Visually Impaired Ski Racers

About James & Alice Luetchford - Visually Impaired Ski Racers

James is a visually impaired skier who has represented Great Britain in Europa Cup races across Europe with his ski guide and wife, Alice.

James & Alice Luetchford - Visually Impaired Ski Racers Description

* Double British Champions in Slalom & Giant Slalom, 2017

James Luetchford is a severely sight impaired alpine skier, who is guided by his wife, Alice Luetchford. Together, they ski race and have represented Great Britain at international slalom, Giant Slalom and Super-G races in continental Europe.

James' eyesight impairments affect him in the following ways:
* James has extreme tunnel vision.
* James cannot see moving options (nor other skiers / edges of pistes / trees / walls of snowdomes).
* His eyes take hours to adjust to changes in light conditions. Even tiny changes in light will leave him feeling blinded, as though someone has turned off the lights.

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