Our Mission

The Telluride Adaptive Sports Program is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people with disabilities by providing educational and recreational opportunities that develop life skills, encourage personal growth, and promote independence. TASP offers adaptive skiing, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, cycling clinics and a whole host of other activities that allow students to participate on an equal level with their family and friends in a safe, fun, outdoor environment. These challenging activities catalyze our students’ ability to become more active, productive members of their communities.

Current Program & Activities

TASP is highly recognized for our successful adaptive ski program which has been in operation as an independent non-profit organization since 1996. Our team of professional ski and snowboard instructors and trained volunteers provide lessons, ski buddies, and guiding services seven days a week from late November through early April at the Telluride Ski Area. TASP also offers a variety of summer activities including adaptive cycling, mountain biking, kayaking, rafting, canoeing, hiking, rock climbing, fishing, overnights, and 4WD tours. TASP is a leader in providing results-oriented adaptive recreational activities. At TASP, people with disabilities take on the challenges of demanding outdoor activities and achieve amazing success. We are thrilled to share some of our recent accomplishments

2010-11 Winter Season Graphs of our participant population.

During 2010-11, TASP has...

• Served nearly 400 individual students in 2,463 adaptive activities.
  
  
• Provided over $105,000 in scholarships and program subsidies to low-income participants.
  
  
• Recruited and trained 146 volunteers who gave an incredible 7,836 hours of service! TASP provided 52 different winter and summer training clinics for a total of 1939 hours of volunteer and instructor training.
  
  
• Trained 14 athletes for the Special Olympics. Team San Juan sent 10 athletes to the Regional Alpine Winter Games at Durango or Sunlight Ski Resorts, 4 athletes to the State Alpine Winter Games at Copper Mountain Ski Resort, and 6 athletes to the Regional Bocce Ball Summer Games in Grand Junction.
  
  
• Coordinated with over 20 public school special needs and education classes to reach students from throughout the expanded rural region.
  
  
• Hosted the 7th annual Disability Awareness Project, successfully reaching and educating 54 fifth and sixth graders from two local schools.
  
  
• Offered a Community Disability Awareness day for the general public.
  
  
• Hosted the 11th annual Expand Your Horizons! Ski Camp for 20 intermediate and advanced adaptive skiers and their guests. The event included video analysis, race development and practice, and “hike-to” terrain for all of the participants, even the sit-down skiers.
  
  
• Hosted the annual Winter Disabled Veterans Ski Adventure Camp for 14 recently injured service members with some guests.
  
  
• Hosted the annual Summer Veterans Adventure Week for 14 recently injured service members with some guests.
  
  
• Hosted an additional 13 Veterans in activities including the Alaska Adventure Week, Moab Mania!, a bike trip thru the San Juans, and a Veteran specific local fishing trip.
  
  
• Hosted the 3rd annual Alaska Adventure Week! This summer was the first attempt at moving campsites and attempting a peak, serving 8 participants from all over the US in 182 total summer activity days. Activities included glacier living, glacier travel, ski touring, crevasse rescue and rope techniques, rope ascension, and moving camps up an Alaskan peak.
  
  
• Hosted 6 participants and their guests in a new addition to Moab Mania! designed specifically for beginner to intermediate one-off arm mountain bikers.
  
  
• Expanded the summer program to offer more programs than ever before.  TASP hosted 18 regional youth in 69 activity days during our 9 Friday Regional Activity Days. Activities included rock climbing, hiking, horseback riding, and rafting.  TASP also hosted 3 participants in our first in-house overnight to Woods Lake.
  
  
• Provided transportation for 273 participant days in order to make Telluride more accessible for our participants living in the extended Telluride region. (approx. 6550 miles driven)