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Wounded Warrior Winter Kayak Sessions

UIC Pool - Roosevelt 1 block west of Halstead - 01/04/12: This winter, for the first time, Adaptive Adventures in partnership with Kayak Chicago will be offering a progressive series of four indoor, pool kayaking sessions for wounded warriors in the Chicago Area. The sessions will focus on skill development including an introduction to kayaking, intermediate skills and... read more

SnoFest Military Ski and Ride Camp

Keystone Resort - 01/25/12: The Adaptive Ski & Ride Camp at SnoFest is presented by Adaptive Adventures and the Keystone Adaptive Center in partnership with SnowFest – an event running for over 20 years with approximately 3,000 active military personnel and family members enjoying a recreational ski weekend. This will be the 5th year for Adaptive... read more

Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski and Ride Camp

Cascade Mountain - 02/04/12: STARS in the Midwest Learn how to ski at your own back yard! STARS Cascade is a great opprtunity for those who lives in great lake area to learn skiing and snowboarding. Beginners are welcome. We will stay together at the local lodging facilities. read more

Great Lakes Mono-Ski Madness Camp

Spirit Mountain Ski Area - 02/15/12: Please join us for the eighth annual Great Lakes Mono-Ski Madness event at Spirit Mountain hosted by Courage Duluth. This amazing event brings together skiers and instructors from across the Midwest to work with mono-skiers to advance their skiing abilities. Each day offers one-to-one expert instruction, clinics and... read more

Grand Targhee All Mountain Camp

Grand Targhee Resort - 02/24/12: Again in 2012, Adaptive Adventures All Mountain Camp series will partner with Teton Adaptive Sports and return to Grand Targhee, WY. Now in it's 3rd year, the camp will immediately proceed the Jackson Hole Steep and Deep camp and will focus on quality all mountain skiing and instruction for intermediate and advanced skiers... read more

Testimonials

Hey [Adaptive Adventures]...Thanks for the skiing opportunity. It was as exhilarating and exciting as it was terrifying. I never thought I would go snow skiing, especially after I broke my neck. I also wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your encouragement and confidence. It's definitely contagious. I hope it comes from seeing a certain ability in people even if they don't feel it themselves... rather than just a blind universal confidence in everyone no matter what. My snow ski...

First Time in the Monoski

Wow...such an amazing weekend that I am not really sure where to start. I guess I will start back 12 years ago when our son Chandler was born and we were told he had Spina Bifida. Along with being told by one naive doctor that Chandler would have no quality of life, we were also given disheartening literature detailing all the problems our son would face and listing all the things he would never be able to do. After tearfully reading through a couple of pages, I threw the literature in the...

Chandler Learns to Ski...

Hi Matt and Becky, I wanted to thank you for coming to the Lakehouse last week with your hand cycles and kayaks. We all had a good time doing the different activities that you had planned for us. Matt, thank you for encouraging me/everybody to water ski. It was fun and not as terrible as I thought it was going to be, I even had fun. My dad was proud of me that I did not chicken out this time. Thank you again for hosting both events last week, we all appreciate it. Have a good summer and...

Kristina Halstead

Before we had kids, my husband Joel and I skied almost every year. We always watched in amazement at the little kids barreling down the mountain and looked forward to the day that our children would do the same, no doubt becoming better skiers than us by the time they were four. When Gwen and her twin brother Nick were born 13 weeks early, each weighing under two pounds, all of our dreams for their future were put on hold. After they were diagnosed at 18 months with cerebral palsy we knew that...

Gwen Johnson

“What I love most about these events is that they are not making it easy,” said Salau. “They’re making us use everything we’ve got left to challenge ourselves and learn how to water ski. It’s not about pity.”

Edwin Salau - Summer

After a successful winter that featured four Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski and Ride camps, we feel the best way to share the story is through the eyes of one of our parents. Joel, Mau, and Matt, I wanted to write a thank you letter regarding the Stars of Tomorrow Camp in Steamboat this year. It was a fi rst rate camp as usual. Our year wouldn’t be complete without attending one or two of your events. First of all, thank you so much for the scholarship. I’m not sure if we could have made the trip...

Pierce Grandchamp

Hey Joel and Matt- ”Thanks again for offering a great opportunity for Greg and myself. We had a great time and definitely opened Greg’s eyes to what's possible for him. He said repeatedly on the flight home, “the best 5 days of my life”. I hope he can use these feelings to motivate himself forward in a new direction. If all goes well this year, we'll be back for the adult camp next winter. You've inspired Greg and me more than you know. Keep up the good work. Hope to see you for some...

Gregory Peck

Hey there Matt, I just wanted to say Thanks for the Great Instruction you provided on the slopes. I feel that I have improved greatly since I started monoskiing. I always enjoy coming to the Vail camp. Hanging out with everybody is a blast! When I had to leave I was saddened because of the great time I had and all the new people I met. I hope to hang out with the everybody again during the summer months. Well, I have to get some things done today ...Thanks again for the work you do with putting...

Darin Cuskelly - School Teacher from ND

My name is Christopher Fesmire. I am a Marine vet wounded in Iraq when the hummvee I was in rolled over a double stacked anti tank mine. I lost both of my legs above the knees. I have attended Adaptive Adventures’ Steamboat Springs All Mountain Ski Camp twice. I had an excellent experience at both camps. What makes these experiences so special? I have a two part answer to that question. The first part of what makes Adaptive Adventures’ Steamboat Springs All Mountain Camp so special is who...

Chris Fesmire

August 17, 2009 Hey Joel, this is Jason's wife Stephanie. I just want to thank you and Adaptive Adventures so much for the amazing opportunity that you have given Jason. I can't even find the words to say how much the trip to Chicago meant to him. Honestly he was pretty depressed because of everything we have been through and he wasn't involved in any type of activities. I believe that because of you and everyone that helped out at the camp, Jason is a different person. And there are so...

Jason Wheeler

January

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4 Wounded Warrior Winter Kayak Sessions Repeats every week until Sun Jan 29 2012 . 01/04/2012 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm Chicago, IL	5 Midwest Adaptive Ski & Ride Program 2012 01/05/2012 - 11:00am - 9:00pm	6 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski Camp 01/06/2012 - 01/08/2012 Winter Park, CO	7 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski Camp 01/06/2012 - 01/08/2012 Winter Park, CO
8 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski Camp 01/06/2012 - 01/08/2012 Winter Park, CO Steamboat All Mountain Ski & Ride Camp 2012 01/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 01/13/2012 - 11:00am Steamboat Springs, CO	9 Steamboat All Mountain Ski & Ride Camp 2012 01/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 01/13/2012 - 11:00am Steamboat Springs, CO	10 Steamboat All Mountain Ski & Ride Camp 2012 01/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 01/13/2012 - 11:00am Steamboat Springs, CO The Movement in Steamboat 01/10/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm Steamboat Springs, CO	11 Steamboat All Mountain Ski & Ride Camp 2012 01/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 01/13/2012 - 11:00am Steamboat Springs, CO Wounded Warrior Winter Kayak Sessions 01/11/2012 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm Chicago, IL	12 Steamboat All Mountain Ski & Ride Camp 2012 01/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 01/13/2012 - 11:00am Steamboat Springs, CO	13 Steamboat All Mountain Ski & Ride Camp 2012 01/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 01/13/2012 - 11:00am Steamboat Springs, CO	14
15	16	17 Midwest Adaptive Ski & Ride Program 2012 01/17/2012 - 11:00am - 9:00pm	18 Wounded Warrior Winter Kayak Sessions 01/18/2012 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm Chicago, IL	19	20 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski and Ride Camp 01/20/2012 - 10:00am - 01/22/2012 - 4:00pm Portage, WI	21 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski and Ride Camp 01/20/2012 - 10:00am - 01/22/2012 - 4:00pm Portage, WI
22 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Ski and Ride Camp 01/20/2012 - 10:00am - 01/22/2012 - 4:00pm Portage, WI Black Hills Regional Ski For Light 01/22/2012 - 01/26/2012 Deadwood, SD	23 Black Hills Regional Ski For Light 01/22/2012 - 01/26/2012 Deadwood, SD	24 Black Hills Regional Ski For Light 01/22/2012 - 01/26/2012 Deadwood, SD Midwest Adaptive Ski & Ride Program 2012 01/24/2012 - 11:00am - 4:00pm Elkhorn, WI	25 Black Hills Regional Ski For Light 01/22/2012 - 01/26/2012 Deadwood, SD SnoFest Military Ski and Ride Camp 01/25/2012 - 01/29/2012 Keystone, CO Wounded Warrior Winter Kayak Sessions 01/25/2012 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm Chicago, IL	26 Black Hills Regional Ski For Light 01/22/2012 - 01/26/2012 Deadwood, SD SnoFest Military Ski and Ride Camp 01/25/2012 - 01/29/2012 Keystone, CO Midwest Adaptive Ski & Ride Program 2012 01/26/2012 - 11:00am - 9:00pm	27 SnoFest Military Ski and Ride Camp 01/25/2012 - 01/29/2012 Keystone, CO	28 SnoFest Military Ski and Ride Camp 01/25/2012 - 01/29/2012 Keystone, CO
29 SnoFest Military Ski and Ride Camp 01/25/2012 - 01/29/2012 Keystone, CO 12th Annual Expand Your Horizons 01/29/2012 - 02/03/2012 Telluride, CO	30 12th Annual Expand Your Horizons 01/29/2012 - 02/03/2012 Telluride, CO	31 12th Annual Expand Your Horizons 01/29/2012 - 02/03/2012 Telluride, CO