Disabled veterans find freedom and community on the slopes

BELLVILLE — Gayle-Jayne Allyson glided down Mount Mansfield in a neon yellow helmet, ruby red lipstick and Kelly green bi-ski. She sat, strapped into the seat with her legs forward, and steered with two handheld miniature ski poles called outriggers. Allyson spent 10 years serving in the U.S. Army and Coast Guard, including during Operation…