Adaptive Skiing
Ready for some adaptive skiing? Whether you’re looking to monoski, sit-ski, or go for outriggers, there’s adaptive ski equipment just waiting to get you on the slopes. With more and more ski resorts recognizing the market opportunity in offering adaptive ski programs, you’ll find plenty of organizations to help you enjoy this favorite type of wintry adaptive recreation.
Organizations
Alpine Alternatives offers adaptive recreation activities for people with disabilities to increase self-confidence, pride and independence.
Challenge Alaska improves the quality of life for people with disabilities and the whole community through adaptive sports, therapeutic recreation, and education.
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra is a volunteer-based nonprofit dedicated to changing the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families by offering year-round outdoor sports and activities, creating inspiring challenges, providing expert instruction and adaptive equipment, and rallying the community to comfortably accommodate people with disabilities.
To provide affordable inclusive physical and recreational activities that build health and confidence.
Discovery is dedicated to fostering self-sufficiency in blind and visually impaired children and adults by improving their mobility, confidence, independence, and social skills through involvement in physical activities.
We are a group of outdoor enthusiasts that wish to share our love for the fun and adventure of outdoor recreation with people who have disabilities. We are a 501(3)(c) public charity and a chapter member of the national Disabled Sports USA organization with the intent of serving the community of Mount Shasta and its surrounding regions.
Beaver Creek Adaptive Ski Program
The Beaver Creek Adaptive Ski Snowsports School program is recognized as a leader in providing first-class instruction and training to people of all disabilities, both physical and cognitive. We provide instruction in alpine skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing.
Challenge Aspen is dedicated to impacting lives by presenting meaningful recreational, cultural and competitive experiences to individuals faced with cognitive or physical challenges.
Colorado Discover Ability (CDA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote increased independence and self-worth through outdoor recreation for individuals with disabilities, as well as for their families and friends.
Eldora Special Recreation Program
Our mission is to provide integrated recreational opportunities for people with disabilities that will foster independence through the acquisition of lifetime skills. ESRP is also a member organization of Disabled Sports USA and Professional Ski Instructors of America Rocky Mountain Division (PSIA-RM).
