By Joel Reichenberger - The Steamboat Pilot & Today Eight-year-old Cathryn Gray isn’t new to mountains. She climbed several with her father back near her home in Atlanta, she explained Sunday afternoon. Skiing, on the other hand, proved an entirely new experience, although it was hard to be sure of as much after just one day of lessons at Steamboat Ski Area. “My favorite part is when you can go really fast downhill,” she said, goggles resting atop her helmet as she looked out on a… Continue

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STARS on the slopes - Program teams volunteers, skiers for recreating on Mount Werner

By Margaret Hair - The Steamboat Pilot & Today Steamboat Springs — Almost every Saturday since mid-January, Seth Sobeski and Scott Bjorgum have strapped on their skis and hit the NASTAR racecourse at Steamboat Ski Area. Working with ski area instructor Charlie Phelan and volunteers with Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports, Sobeski got to fine-tune his racing technique, and Bjorgum got to practice his turns for seven Saturdays this season. Riding the gondola to take a warm-up r… Continue

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Inclusion program expands options for adaptive skiers

By Margaret Hair - The Steamboat Pilot & Today Steamboat Springs — Until this season, learning to ski in Steamboat Springs was costly and sometimes difficult for skiers with adaptive needs. “It was challenging. If they needed additional help, it was hard for one instructor to deal with six kids plus one with adaptive needs,” said Julie Taulman, vice president of the board for Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports, a local nonprofit group that has partnered with Steamboat Ski and Re… Continue

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Grants help adaptive ski program

By Melinda Dudley - The Steamboat Pilot & Today Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Training Adaptive Recreational Sports program is gearing up for its second ski season with the help of $23,000 in grants and gifts recently awarded by the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club. The STARS nonprofit organization was founded in Steamboat Springs in 2006 to help provide recreational activities for people with disabilities and is looking to expand its reach and impact, including taking over day-to-… Continue

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