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DREAM Adaptive Recreation at Whitefish Mountain Resort

Flathead Valley nonprofit DREAM Adaptive Recreation, a Whitefish Mountain Resort partner, teaches adaptive skiing, snowboarding and Nordic for kids from age 5 and adults.

DREAM Adaptive Recreation at Whitefish Mountain Resort offers Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard and Para cross-country skiing in Whitefish, MT. It serves kids, teens and adults (ages 5 and up).

Sports
Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Para cross-country skiing
Venue
Whitefish Mountain Resort
Run by
DREAM Adaptive Recreation
Type
Ski area
For
Kids, teens and adults
Ages
Ages 5 and up
Serves
Physical disabilities, Wheelchair users, Intellectual or developmental, Autism, Blind or low vision, Deaf or hard of hearing
Location
Whitefish, MT (map pin at town center)
Cost
Half-day lesson $90 ($115 holiday); full day $155 ($180 holiday); local program $45/half day; free for veterans and active-duty service members with disabilities; scholarships
Equipment
Adaptive equipment provided
Season
Winter
Lessons
Stand-up and sliders, Cognitive and autism, Snowboard, Nordic
Lesson types
Personalized adaptive ski and snowboard lessons on Big Mountain and Nordic skiing, plus group activities for children and adults; veterans programs
Who it serves
People with physical, cognitive, intellectual, developmental and sensory disabilities.
Minimum age
Children as young as 5.
Equipment
Range of adaptive sporting equipment; trained staff and volunteer instructors.
Events
Shred Fest on-snow fundraiser each March.
History
Founded in 1985 in the Flathead Valley; in 2025 provided 1,714 lessons to 391 people.
Lesson price
General program: $90 half day / $155 full day; holiday $115 / $180 (holidays Dec 14-Jan 3, Jan 16-18, Feb 13-19). Local program (within 90 miles): $45 per half day, 4-lesson minimum. Veteran and active-duty programs free. Lessons include trained instructor, lift ticket, helmet, goggles and any adaptive equipment; stand-up skiers bring their own skis/board, boots and poles.
Season
General and veteran private lessons Dec 14 to Apr 2; local program Dec 14 to Mar 19; veteran ski and ride weekends Jan 9-10, Feb 6-7 and Mar 13-14.
How to book
Register through DREAM's Participant Portal; paperwork and payment or scholarship application due at least 14 days before the first lesson. Questions: [email protected] or (406) 885-9539.
Website
dreamadaptive.org

To confirm: Page gives dates without a year; they appear to be for 2026-27 (winter registration open now) but the season is not labeled.

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