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Legally blind Randolph teen is youngest member of U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing National Team
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Staci Mannella rides the lift up the slopes of Mount Hood, mindful of the beautiful panoramic view the elevation offers but unable to take it in. She hops off the lift without any assistance, deposited at the top of a slope, the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing National Team. The 15-year-old from Randolph stands more than 7,000 feet above sea level on Oregon’s tallest mountain, among America’s most talented physically disabled athletes. She looks straight down the mountain but sees only a white plane … More