NWSCC is a member of the Far West Ski Association, “The Voice of
the Western Skier.” NWSCC club members enjoy FWSA Ski Weeks in
both North America and Europe, with other international trips on
the calendar. Contact our President for more information. Photo:
Maine Handicapped Skiing Adaptive Skiing? That's what most
people say when you ask them if they know about adaptive skiing.
Their first response is a question. What is adaptive skiing?
Never heard of it, and so on. It's simple, really. Adaptive
skiing, or more generally, adaptive sports, is just the use of
equipment that enables all those individuals with a form of
cognitive and/or physical disability, whether that disability be
from war, accidents, medical condition, or birth, to participate
in (snow) sport activities. Adaptive snow sports includes alpine
and nordic disciplines, as well as ice hockey, even curling. The
equipment for Alpine skiing ranges from the use of outriggers,
ski tip retention devices, sit-skis like mono or bi-skis, among
others (see