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Oregon Adaptive Sports

Central Oregon nonprofit offering adaptive snowsports at Mt. Bachelor and Hoodoo, including Ski for Life, a 4-week one-on-one ski/snowboard program for students with disabilities from local schools, plus summer recreation.

Oregon Adaptive Sports offers Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Para cross-country skiing and Para cycling in Bend, OR. It serves kids, teens and adults.

Sports
Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Para cross-country skiing, Para cycling, Sailing, paddling & water sports
Venue
Mt. Bachelor
Run by
Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS)
Type
Ski area
For
Kids, teens and adults
Ages
Includes Ski for Life program for K-12 students with disabilities from Central Oregon school Life Skills programs
Serves
All abilities
Location
Bend, OR (map pin at town center)
Area served
Central Oregon: Mt. Bachelor and Hoodoo Ski Area
Cost
Ski for Life students pay little to nothing
Equipment
Adaptive equipment provided
Season
Winter
Lessons
Mono-ski, Bi-ski, 3- and 4-track, Visually impaired, Deaf and hard of hearing, Snowboard, Nordic
Lesson types
Individual full- and half-day adaptive skiing, snowboarding and Nordic lessons, first-timers to experienced; mono-ski and bi-ski, 3-track and 4-track; dedicated instruction for blind/visually impaired and deaf/hard-of-hearing participants
Ages
Participants of all ages and ability levels.
Equipment
Fitted adaptive equipment provided; most lessons have two staff or volunteers per student.
Lift ticket
Partner resorts offer discounted student lift tickets.
How to book
Registration opens online in early November at oregonadaptivesports.org/sports/; book early, especially holidays.
Scholarships
OAS offers scholarship programs for participants who need financial support.
Season
Mid-December through March, seven days a week (article header says through mid-April).
School program
Ski for Life lets adaptive students ski with their school class for 4-6 weeks.
Getting there
22 miles from downtown Bend.
Events
Ski for All fundraiser each March.
Website
oregonadaptivesports.org

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