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 […]

by Eileen O’Connor, ASF Parent and Board member When we first brought Erin to the Adaptive Sports Foundation at Windham Mountain, the goal was for her to participate in an outdoor activity that our family loved.  We did not think much beyond that because the fact that someone had volunteered to ski with our special […]

MAITLAND, Fla. (January 12, 2021) – The American Fundraising Foundation (AmFund) has announced 17 Golden Pear Award recipients as part of its expanded support for qualified nonprofit organizations throughout the nation. Over 1,100 organizations applied for these additional funding opportunity grants due to the adverse impact of the pandemic on their fundraising abilities. This is […]

Reposted from USASA.org “I have Autism and so many friends I made through snowboarding helped me overcome Autism” explains twenty-five-year-old USASA Catskill Series member, Zach Elder. At two-years-old Zach Elder was diagnosed with Autism and despite the physical therapy, occupational therapy, and applied behavioral science at six years old he still was non-verbal. Parents Rich […]

Meet Chase Sadowski, ASF skier and shredder   Donate here

Meet Charlie Kleiman – ASF Snowboard Team member  

Meet Kenny Burr, ASF skier

  In March when the Adaptive Sports Foundation had to shut it’s doors due to the pandemic, it was hard to imagine at times if and when we would open again. Through a lot of hard work, dedication and generosity from our VOLUNTEER board leadership, instructors, parents and of course the unwavering support of our donors and Windham […]

By Mary Alice Teti, ASF Volunteer Trainer & Instructor I am a life-long Windham skier who got to know ASF through the Carey and Driscoll families. I began as a volunteer instructor when I was in high school, and was joined shortly afterwards by my brothers, Jim and Chris Beha, and my father, Jim Beha, who continues as a volunteer […]

The Adaptive Sports Foundation’s Race Team is a close knit group that have spent years training, competing and supporting each other.  When the pandemic hit and required everyone to quarantine, ASF Race Team members and coaches were forced to cut their snowsports season short. However, within a couple weeks, the team organized thanks to the […]