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SkiAbility Experience
is an opportunity for people with a disability and volunteers to discover the sport of adaptive
water skiing and wakeboarding and experience firsthand the value of this active summer sport.
- Who Can Participate in SkiAbility Experience?
- ANY person with a disability can participate.
Any person interested in volunteering, and any parent, caregiver, sibling, etc
interested in helping a person with a disability.
There are no restrictions on participant age but, generally speaking, the participant should be at leasr 4 years old. Volunteers must be 15 or older.
- Fees and Conditions!
- For skiing, priority will be given to persons with a disability but others can ski if time permits.
The fee per ski or board session is $35 for juniors (under 18) and $40 for adults.
Some safety issues must be considered.
All attendees must register so we can ensure everyone can participate without undue delay.
- How do I register?
- Fill out this form and
email it to Celina
- What should I expect?
- Each athlete will go though an number of stations:
- Reistration and Assessment — we work with you to determine the best mode of skiing or boarding, and select the equipment
- Fitting — getting the equipment fitted to you
- Dry Land Training — practice key skills to get you started
- Dock and Water Start — assistants will help you get ready
- Skiing or Boarding — the main event
- Back to Dock — with assistance as needed
The actual skiing will be about 20 minutes but expect the whole process to take about one hour
- What types of skiing are there?
- Skiing can be either sit skiing or stand up. Conventional wakeboarding is a stand-up sport but seated trick sking is done on a wakeboard.
We also have aquaplanes and trainer boards for people that need a more gradual introduction to the sport.
For more information see this FAQ, this
poster, or
email Ross!
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