Adaptive Sports

The Far West Ski Foundation supports adaptive programs which provide individuals with disabilities, both physical and cognitive, with winter sports rehabilitation and renewal education and skills. This increases not only physical, but social and functional skills, as well. Support also includes adaptive competitive athletic programs, and athletes are eligible to apply for an Athletic Scholarship.

The Foundation views the 50-plus year’s history of adaptive skiing with high respect.  There is today a substantial population in snowsports that was formerly known as disabled who can now be called anything but limited.  The Defense Forces get a lot of credit in adopting on-snow techniques, starting with the veterans from the Vietnam War.

This flow of injured military personnel has continued with those returning from Afghanistan, the Gulf Wars and subsequent conflicts in other parts of the world.  But the role of rehabilitation or restoration of confidence is not limited to veterans.

Following are some of the adaptive and rehabilitative programs that have received grants from the Far West Ski Foundation.