Our Story
Empowering Every Athlete, Every Ability
Summit Adaptive Sports is proud to offer year round adaptive sport opportunities to our community. In the winter, we partner with Ski Sundown to provide adaptive lessons in skiing and snowboard riding. In the summer, we kayak / SUP at Collinsville Canoe & Kayak. We hike, mountain bike and play disc golf at various locations in Northwest Connecticut. Our team includes the same highly trained leadership and volunteers that have managed the program through 18 years of significant growth.
About Us
Our skiing and snowboarding adaptive programs have continued to grow since beginning with Ski Sundown 18 years ago. Over the last two seasons we provided over 550 adaptive lessons each winter to over 150 athletes. Many of our volunteers have been with the program since the early years and our reputation for offering expert coaching from highly trained volunteers has become well known. We recognize that interest and need for access to multiple year round adaptive sports is growing tremendously each and every year.
With a strong leadership team in place to guide us, and the help of Ski Sundown, we have created a local non-profit for adaptive year-round outdoor sports programs. Summit Adaptive Sports, Inc., with its dedicated and highly trained volunteers, is here to fill this need to serve athlete participants and families.
The success and strength of our organization’s systems, staff, and board engagement has allowed us to capitalize on new funding sources to continue the growth of the snow sports programs and expand into other outdoor sports such as kayaking/SUP, disc golf, nordic skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and more. These programs are not otherwise available in our region at the level we offer.
Inclusive Adventure Is Here !
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Benefits of Participating in Adaptive Sports
Adaptive sports enables individuals with disabilities to participate in the sports and enjoy being outdoors. Besides being fun it also has health benefits such as working on skills like balance and coordination. If you are able to propel yourself with hand held components, poles or outriggers, it can also provide a cardiovascular workout.
Getting out of the house and into the fresh air and sun can improve your Vitamin D levels, social skills, and mental health. From first timers to more advanced levels, lessons can be tailored to each individual's ability with the goal always of providing as much independence as possible.
Adaptive sports can be enjoyed by those with many disabilities including ASD, ADHD, Blind/Low Vision, Deaf/Low Hearing, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, PTSD, Anxiety and Limb Loss.
