The Herb Bradley Festival is a week-long event being held January 6 – 9, 2025 to promote adaptive Snowsports, and is used to get people of all ages and abilities having fun on the snow!
VISAS is accepting up to thirty participants with physical and developmental challenges who are age six(6) years and older as of January 1, 2025, who want to learn how to ski, snowboard or cross-country ski with trained adaptive snowsport instructors. As part of the festival, VISAS will provide you with lift passes and rental equipment (courtesy of Mount Washington), and 4 days of on-snow instruction from our volunteer instructors using customizable adaptive equipment for every ability. If there is enough need, we may be able to provide bus transportation from Courtenay to the mountain and, we are hoping to have an awards banquet on Thursday evening, too.
Preference will be given to applicants who have no experience with adaptive snowsports, former Have-a-go participants and other beginner skiers and snowboarders who haven’t participated in the Herb Bradly Festival before. The number of students accepted will depend upon available equipment and the number of volunteer instructors available to teach during the week, up to 30 students. Lessons will run from 10am – noon and again 1 – 3pm daily.
Lunch is not provided.
PARENTAL or CAREGIVER SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED BEFORE 10am, DURING LUNCH AND AFTER 3pm FOR STUDENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE & YOUNGER AS OF JANUARY 1, 2025.
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