Adaptive Ski Week Returns!

Mark your calendars! We’re excited to welcome back the amazing team that has helped this event to grow and affect the lives of more individuals than ever before.

36th DS USA SPARC Adaptive Learn to Ski Event

January 16-20, 2017

Event History:  This is the oldest adaptive ski clinic being the first of a group of national instructional clinics started by Disabled Sports USA which in its history was known as National Handicap Sports (NHS).  The Atlanta Chapter of NHS assisted to develop the first clinic in 1981 and continued with it through 2004.  The clinic is now run as a cooperative effort amongst programs all interested in the benefits of sports for individuals with disabilities with Beech Mountain Resort continuing to be our host with help from the Costin family whom we are especially grateful.  The sponsors of this event donate to bring together the instructors, equipment, and resources necessary to teach skiing/snowboarding to individuals with disabilities in the southeast region.

Sponsors:  We wish to thank all of our friends and sponsors for the DSUSA SPARC Beech Mt. Adaptive Learn to Ski/Board Event including:  Beech Mountain Resort, Disabled Sports USA Chapter – SPARC of Chattanooga, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Innovative Recreation Cooperative Program of Knoxville, Ft. Sanders Foundation, Carolinas Rehabilitation Adaptive Sports and Adventure Program of Charlotte, Warfighters Sports Project, Beech Meadows Ski Shop, and the Pinnacle Inn. Over $80,000 of adaptive equipment is brought to the event so we can provide a multitude of snow experiences for the participants.

Instructors:  The instructional team for the event is from all over the US and all PSIA Adaptive certified instructors with over 80 years of combined experience.  The instructional team includes individuals from:  Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center, Alpine Meadows Adaptive Ski Program, and Cataloochee Adaptive Program. The team is composed of experienced instructors in monoski, biski, twin ski, 2, 3, & 4 tracking, slider, visually impaired and snowboard instruction.

Participants: The participants come from all over the southeast region including:  NC, SC, GA, TN, MS, AL, and FL.  Ages range from age 4 to 70+ with a variety of diagnoses to include: brain and spinal injured, amputees, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, developmental delayed, spinal muscular atrophy, multiple sclerosis, visually impaired, and a whole host of other neurological and orthopedic challenges.  We are supportive of our military and work with veterans and active military in our region.  We try to focus on family and have families participate in the event as much as possible.  The motto of DSUSA is, “If I can do this, I can do anything,” inspires many to give alpine sport a try.

 

Brumbaugh has helped the Disabled Sports USA chapter and the Sports Parks and Recreation group of Chattanooga, an affiliate chapter of the Disabled Sports USA Adaptive Learn to Ski Program at the Beech Mountain Resort in Beech Mountain, North Carolina with the group.
Brumbaugh has helped the Disabled Sports USA chapter and the Sports Parks and Recreation group of Chattanooga, an affiliate chapter of the Disabled Sports USA Adaptive Learn to Ski Program at the Beech Mountain Resort in Beech Mountain, North Carolina with the group.

 

 

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