By John Iannelli JAY, Vt. – Bruce Williams competed and took home the silver medal at the final event of the Ski Vertical Challenge, hosted by Jay Peak on April 9th, 2022. What is the Ski Vertical Challenge?  The Ski Vertical Challenge is a series of free casual ski and snowboard races held at ski resorts […]

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – 5 Days – 6 Events – 9 Awards – 2 Riders — 1 Giant Leap Forward for Snowboarders with Intellectual Disabilities at USASA Nationals. Zach Elder competed and medaled in all six disciplines as a member of the Kekoa Class at the 2022 USASA (United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association) National Championships at Copper Mountain in […]

Big SNOW American Dream is North America’s first real-snow, year-round, indoor ski, and snowboard resort. Located adjacent to the New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex within the American Dream retail and entertainment center, Big SNOW provides ideal snow conditions year- round within climate-controlled slopes. The 180,000 square foot snow center offers a variety of experiences for […]

With mixed emotions, we announce the departure of Cherisse Young as the Adaptive Sports Foundation’s Director of Development. While we will all miss Cherisse, we are glad to see her continue in her commitment to nonprofit work as she joins the development office at Siena College, her alma mater, starting this fall. Building on the […]

by John Iannelli, ASF Deputy Executive Director This past season saw the premier of the ASF Community, a complete mobile platform to manage volunteers and participants.  This mobile app was a major player in allowing us to conduct programming this winter and comply with COVID-19 operational guidelines.    Additional enhancements to the ASF’s Salesforce platform allowed […]

  Nik Walser, a Colorado transplant living in Brooklyn, has been volunteering at the ASF for the past twenty years.  Nik started at the ASF while he was a student at NYU through a program the ASF had with NYU that offered college credit for volunteering.  Twenty years later, Nik is a ASF trainer, member of […]

The past 12 months presented unprecedented challenges for everyone. With so much not happening, we knew our community would need our programs for not only their physical health but also for their spirit. Figuring out how to provide programming to our participants and their families became priority number one for us. Check out how the ASF […]

At the ASF our participants’ accomplishments come in all shapes, sizes and happen on a variety of timelines. Matthew Colella, a four tracker skier with Cerebral Palsy has been skiing with the ASF for over 15 years.  He started as all skiers do, on the beginner slopes.  He began skiing with poles, but it soon […]