National Sports Center for the Disabled
Compiled from public sources · October 2026
The National Sports Center for the Disabled is a nonprofit that teaches adaptive skiing and snowboarding at Winter Park Resort to children and adults with disabilities. Lessons are offered to individuals, families and groups at every level from beginner to advanced, taught by specially trained instructors. Instruction serves people with physical and cognitive disabilities, with customized equipment such as three-track setups of one ski and two outriggers. The organization began in 1970 with ski lessons for children with amputations and has been based at Winter Park ever since.
The practical details
- Hours
- 8:00am–4:00pm
- Environment
- Outdoor
- Operator
- National Sports Center for the Disabled · Nonprofit
This listing was compiled from public sources such as news reports and visitor bureaus. Confirm dates, prices and details on National Sports Center for the Disabled’s own website before registering.
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★★★★★Liza JamesAmazing people. They have helped me, on and off, for many years. This year I wasn't strong enough to ski under my own power. I was desperate to get on the mountain but also very fearful. They wedged me (put lots of padding around me) in to a ski cart and off we went. Exhilarating! They took me on runs I haven't been able to do under my own power in years. I call this photo: "When life says you can't do this anymore and YOU DECIDE I am going to do it anyway." Thank you very much to all of the staff and wonderful volunteers.
★★★★★Nicholas Pelton - CDHSCaro and Marchan were a ton of fun to go rafting with and did a fantastic job supporting our employees and disabled residents. We hope to work with NSCD on future activities and adventures.
★★★★★Jamie LangeThe team here is incredible! If you're seeking an awesome day on the mountain, with beautiful energy, kindness, knowledge, and a full fleet of gear, this is the place. The staff and volunteers are knowledgeable, fun, excited about what they do, and are uplifting to be around. Thank you Winter Park Adaptive Team!
★★Megan BrengarthCompletely understandable that having to cancel at the last minute due to our child having the flu meant we couldn’t be reimbursed or rescheduled because someone was already paid for the day. Resort towns are already pricey so we strongly support people making a living wage, thus the 2 stars not 1. However, sad that we felt we finally found a community that could be helpful with our child’s disability only to be told we should just speak with their doctor to figure out how to keep them safe on the mountain. Hope in the future this program can be helpful for others where it wasn’t for us.
★★★★★Benjamin HannibalI can’t say enough positive things about the staff and the experience I had out here. I been wanting to pickup better skills with skiing and they really helped. Staff were awesome! And they know there stuff! I can’t wait to go back and do more skiing highly recommend!