70 racers and over 160 volunteers made the Hartman Race a spectacular, fun and celebratory final event for the 2010-11 ASF winter season. The fun race was set up on the lower half of Windham Mountain’s trail, Whiteway. Competitors ranged from mono-skiers, bi-skiers, and 4 trackers to snowboarders and skiers with cognitive disabilities. A great […]
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Thank you to the Gray Family
The 2011 Michael Gray Memorial Race was held at Windham Mountain on March 5, in honor of Michael J. Gray, Jr., a snowboard instructor with the Ski Windham Snow Sports School, who was tragically killed in a car accident. Once again the Gray family worked hard to put on a fabulous race, held on the […]
Continue reading "Thank you to the Gray Family" →Wounded Warrior Stephen Valyou finds the thrill of mono-skiing
Stephen Valyou, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Retired Army, is used to adrenaline. It’s no surprise he’s taken to mono-skiing. “I like the adrenaline rush. I was an EOD tech. Nothing is going to equal the rush of walking towards an IED and seeing if its going to explode,” said Stephen. “I like being outside. I like […]
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Submitted by Meghan Hopkins, ASF Race Team Member On Saturday March 5, 2011, I went to the New York State Special Olympics for the first time. It was awesome. I had so much fun with all of the other team members. While we were waiting to start the race I met some new skiers and […]
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Submitted by ASF Race Team Coach Mary Bozzone On March 5, 2011, 13 athletes, six coaches, 20 parents and family members, plus our favorite two West Mountain coaches, Ray and Mary, headed to West Mountain for the Special Olympics Regional Games. Everyone had a wonderful time seeing old friends and competing against one another. This […]
Continue reading "ASF invades West Mountain" →Teens with cancer have fun skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and riding snowcats and snowmobiles at Hunter Mountain
On February 9th and 10th, 14 teens who have cancer and are currently in treatment at Tomorrow’s Children Institute in Hackensack, N.J., enjoyed two days of fun at Hunter Mountain. 15 ASF volunteer instructors and a few Hunter snowboard instructors took them skiing and snowboarding on the first afternoon. Later in the day everybody went […]
Continue reading "Teens with cancer have fun skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and riding snowcats and snowmobiles at Hunter Mountain" →Spotlight on ASF student – Meet Melanie Josif and her family
“This is the one sport we can do as a family,” said Suzette Josif. Suzette and Marvin and their children, Melanie, age 10; Eli, age 8; and Sydney, age 4; ski at Windham just about every weekend all season long. This is Melanie’s third season skiing with the Adaptive Sports Foundation. Melanie, a child on […]
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Casey, Braylee and Frank Washburn, Army Capt. 0-3 (RET) “I can’t begin to thank you enough for the weekend that I had at Windham. It was the best time that I have had in a long time. It was my first time skiing and I fell in love with it,” said Brett Cassavant, Sgt. USMC […]
Continue reading "Wounded Warriors enjoy snowsports in Windham" →ASF Race Team members attend Ski Spectacular
Two ASF Race Team athletes received scholarships and attended the Hartford Ski Spectacular Race Festival at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, December 5 – 12, 2010. The week-long race camp was for independent skiers with disabilities who have aspirations to become better ski racers. The participants had the opportunity to train with national US Adaptive […]
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“We’re the kitchen crew,” said Chrissy Banker. “Chris does the grill and I’m known for my healthy salads.” On nice days, before the Gwen Allard Adaptive Sports Center opened, the Bankers could be found grilling lunch on the patio at Windham’s main lodge. When AFS’s building opened in 2006, Chris and Chrissy started flipping burgers […]
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