MSCPVA Sports & Recreation - Nordic and Alpine Skiing

Nordic & Alpine Skiing

MSCPVA Sports & Recreation
Chapter Office
12200 East Iliff Ave.Ste 107
Aurora, CO 80014-5376
303-597-0038
Email: info@mscpva.org

Skiing is exhilarating, liberating, addictive, wet, cold, expensive, inconvenient, unique, dangerous, chic, and accessible.

Today, almost everyone can enjoy the freedom and excitement of downhill skiing.  Adaptive equipment and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have paved the way for most people with a physical disability to enjoy the thrills of this winter sport.  Specially designed skis, known as mono-skis and bi-skis, allow individuals with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy downhill skiing.  These adaptive skis allow skiers to ski sitting down instead of standing. Each ski is equipped with a bucket type seating apparatus. The skier uses two outrigger skis (rather than ski poles) to maneuver down the slopes.  Generally, a beginner will usually need to be tethered to a certified ski instructor (known as a ski buddy) until he or she feels comfortable on the slopes.

Adaptive ski lessons range from $50 to $120 — or even zero dollars a day — depending on the resort. All the ski areas listed below rent mono-and bi-skis. All offer lessons that include equipment rental and lift ticket; all also offer non-lesson rentals. Some offer a discount to disabled skiers or their ski buddies. Call or email for exact prices and details.

UPCOMING SKI EVENTS

Contact Brenda Bertrand at Craig Hospital about cross-country skiing events: bbertrand@craighospital.org

RESOURCES:

Challenge Aspen
P.O. Box M
Aspen, CO 81612
Phone/TTY: 970-923-0578
FAX: 970-923-7338
Email: possibilities @challengeaspen.com
Website: www.challengeaspen.com

Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
Adaptive Skiing Program
P.O. Box 697
Breckenridge, CO 80424
800-383-2632
970-453-4676
Email: boec@boec.org
Website: www.boec.org

Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte
P.O. Box 1639
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-2296
Email: info@adaptivesports.org
Website: www.adaptivesports.org

Heavenly Ski Resort at Lake Tahoe
P.O. Box 2180
Stateline, NV 89449
702-586-7000, ext. 6206

For information on international Nordic Skiing, visit www.paralympic.org

National Ability Center
P.O. Box 682799
Park City, UT 84068
Voice/TDD: 435-649-3991
FAX: 435-658-3992
Email: nac@xmission.com
Website: www.nationalabilitycenter.org

National Sports Center for the Disabled
P.O. Box 1290
Winter Park, CO 80482
970-726-1540
FAX: 970-726-4112
Website: www.nscd.org/

Telluride Adaptive Ski Program
P.O. Box 2254
Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-7537
Email: tasp@tellurideadaptivesports.org
Website: www.tellurideadaptivesports.org

Vail Resorts
(including Beaver Creek)
Accessible Programs and Services
Vail Associates
P.O. Box 7
Intercompany V-6
Vail, CO 81658
970-479-3072
FAX: 970-479-4396
Email: kschneider@vailresorts.com