WESTON, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) — An adaptive skiing program north of Kansas City, Missouri, believes access to the slopes can have a life-changing impact on people with disabilities.

At Snow Creek in Weston, Ryan Robinson pays for his lift ticket with jokes and puns, bringing infectious joy to the mountain.

“I have to tell a joke to the lift operators, or a very clever pun,” Robinson said. “They can’t start the lift until I do so.”

Robinson, who has cerebral palsy and was born at 27 weeks, approaches skiing differently than typical skiers but says his condition hasn’t defined him.

“I really haven’t let it define me in any way, shape, or form,” Robinson said.

Stan Weston with Midwest Adaptive Sports has watched Robinson’s remarkable progress on the slopes.

“When he first started, the

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