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[dianna318]

Many Adaptive Ski programs can be quite expensive. I thought it would be great if we posted rates of the programs in our area to give newbies some good options.

Southern California:

Mountain High Ski Resort, Wright Wood, Ca. ; mthigh.com

They have a very good program. While being a smaller resort, they have 3 resorts there for the price of one that give great versatility. And if your just starting out the terrain is

more than enough to challenge you!

There Adaptive program has very good equipment and PSIA certified instructors. The cost of lessons is all inclusive. Includes instructors,equipment and lift

tickets. The cost is $80 for half day, or $35 extra for full day.

My Thoughts; Well the cost is great, just a little more than an AB purchasing lift ticket/equipment. There cost was the only reason I was able to afford to

learn to ski/board. I will also use them to learn to mono-ski this year. The staff are very knowledgeable and super friendly. They are seldom overbooked and often a lesson can be

booked with only a 1 week notice.


Bear Mountain, Big Bear Lake, Ca.

USARC- United Sates Adaptive Recreation Center, While located at Bear Mountain, they are a separate entity from the resort. They have very good equipment and

use PSIA certified instructors and volunteers. Cost of lessons: $60 for a half day, $95 for a full day and they have a $35 registration fee.

This is a bigger resort than Mt High and has 2 resorts for the price of 1. They do use volunteers to help keep cost down and have a very good program. They tend to be heavily booked

so best to check with them as early as you can in the season.





I will come back and add and update this. I hope others like this and add there home or favorite resorts.

Sincerely, Dianna

Edited by dianna318, 08 November 2011 - 11:12 PM.

[KayDub]

Good post!

I'm up to date with the Colorado adaptive programs. National Sports Center for the Disabled at Winter Park is obviously hard to beat. I've heard complains about the equipment, but last time I checked their monoskis were a bit newer than their biskis. If it's the first time for you, don't worry if the sitskis look old, they're still in good shape there. The instructors and volunteers are par none. It runs about $40 per person for equipment and a day ticket if you are in a group program there.

From there most of the major resorts have adaptive programs. Next in line is the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center. They run out of Breck and the Keystone Adaptive Center. Highest is $220 with equipment for a one on one lesson during peak season (Christmas, Presidents Day, Spring Break, etc.) $190 the rest of the year, $110 for a half day.

I work(ed?) out of the Beaver Creek/Vail program. A private lesson there is over $700 a day. It's $450 a day there or if you're a first timer to either mountain, there's a deal for $690 for 3 days. I'd usually highly recommend the BC program despite its cost. I'll let you know if I still feel that way when they tell me they don't want me teaching in a monoski. We'll see.

The WP price is the best. It's closest to Denver. But the equipment is definitely older than Breck/Keystone or Vail/BC. It's also a group lesson which has its pros and cons. Breck/Keystone is cheaper than Vail/BC for a one on one but the regular lift ticket and lesson price at Vail/BC is much higher. It's also muuuccch less crowded at the latter which some people care about more than others. I used to get mowed down by Texans who thought sticking their poles upright in the air made them go fast and the rich Californian CU students on snowboards at Keystone regularly, and that's when I was an AB haha.

Steamboat, Telluride, Aspen and most of the other major resorts in Colorado also have programs. Like I said I have nothing but amazing things to say about the NSCD in Winter Park. However, if you're an adaptive skier coming to Colorado, don't feel like you can only go there or have to or anything. There's a lot of great instructors and programs across the mountains that fit your personal needs.

[megatrig]

Winter Park was where I got back into skiing. With Back-Up .. http://www.backuptrust.org.uk/Home

The whole experience was amazing. The buddies were fantastic!

I'm off to Chamonix in the new year so I'll let you know how it works in France!!!

[russ1]

Nscd at Winter Park offer one on one lessons Peak season - full day $181, half day $125 - Regular Season full day $125 half $65 - I'll be taking a couple of lessons in March before heading out on my own.