Following are some highlights of media coverage of the Adaptive Sports Center. For more information contact Allison Butcher, Development Director at (970) 349-2296 x107. Adaptive Mountain Biking World Championships 9 News Colorado August 2021 Riders from around the country compete this weekend in the Adaptive Mountain Biking World Championships, hosted by the Adaptive Sports Center in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado. Watch Segment > Crested Butte offers continual challenge for Fort Carson Soldiers U.S. Army January 2021 ARLINGTON, Va. — The beauty of Crested Butte, Colorado is truly staggering no matter what time of year it is. During wintertime, the snow-capped mountain towers over the East River Valley, while in the summer wildflowers burst into bloom, blanketing its slopes. Read more > Adaptive Sports Center's Jake O'Connor Embraces Independence Move United Winter 2020-21 | Volume 25, Number 2 Prior to his spinal cord injury in 2001, Jake O'Connor had never skied. Five years later he was boarding a plane for a ski trip to Argentina with a small group from the Adaptive Sports Center. He had never been out of the country before. Read more > Adaptive Sports Center Finds its Forever Home Elk Mountain Real Estate Review Winter 2020-21 | Issue 48 When the Adaptive Sports Center began to pursue a permanent home for their world-class therapeutic recreation program, they envisioned a facility that would be for everyone: participants, staff, volunteers and the community. Read more > Adaptive Sports & Recreation: Past, Present, & Future Blister November 9, 2020 | Podcast Ep. 149 Did you know that 1 out of 5 people in the United States have a disability? 20 percent. And that is just one of the reasons why those of us who love and care about outdoor recreation really ought to know about all that is happening in the world of adaptive sports. So to get an overview of the past, present, and future of adaptive sports and recreation, I sat down with Chris Read and Betty Philbin of the Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte. FOX21 Ski Week wraps up in Crested Butte FOX21 News February 3, 2020 Meteorologist Dee Cortez spent Saturday and Sunday in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, wrapping up FOX21 Ski Week in Crested Butte. Dee dropped by the Adaptive Sports Center to talk with Executive Director Chris Hensley and learn more about our program. [Starts at 6:15] Transforming Lives: Crested Butte's Adaptive Sports Center Empowering People Through New Experiences Spoke + Blossom Fall 2020 In 1987, a small group of Crested Butte locals recognized how far lending a hand could go when they founded the Crested Butte Physically Challenged Ski Program. That year, they provided ski equipment and lessons to 33 people with disabilities. The following year, President Jimmy Carter and his wife, who spent a lot of time in Crested Butte fishing, gave the nonprofit seed money to expand the program, now called the Adaptive Sports Center. Awards for Excellence Recipient El Pomar Foundation 2020 The Adaptive Sports Center was one of three Colorado nonprofit organizations selected by El Pomar Foundation as 2020 Awards for Excellence recipients, joining Gold Crown Foundation and Loaves of Fishes Ministries of Fremont County. The Awards for Excellence program recognizes outstanding Colorado nonprofit organizations by presenting them with grant dollars for their impressive work supporting the people of Colorado. Watch video or read more > Advocacy. Collaboration. Empowerment. Homeland Magazine February 2020 Since 1987, those are just three of the many values that the Adaptive Sports Center in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado has focused on delivering outdoor adventures and activities to veterans and individuals from throughout the country. With the organization’s Operation Rise & Conquer program, military service personnel who have a disability can be provided with highquality adventures which help inspire them to regain confidence and trust in themselves. Read more > First Descents Visit Crested Butte Crested Butte News January 2020 On a bustling Friday afternoon in Mt. Crested Butte, a group of friends happily digs into their lunch after a sunny morning of skiing, taking in their third-level views of the mountain. Cheeks rosy and glowing in a way only a day out on the slopes can bring, these friends celebrate their skiing accomplishments from the day and take some time to relax with a welcoming break out of their ski gear. Most of them have never skied before this week. Read more > Adaptive hosts The Expedition School in new Kelsey Wright Building Crested Butte News February 2019 Adaptive Sports Center’s new Kelsey Wright building, which up until a month ago was bustling with hard hats, construction and furniture assembly, is now bustling with climbing helmets, guides and visiting adaptive guests. Adaptive’s new sanctuary is finally ready to serve its purpose. Read more > Operation Rise & Conquer provides wounded veterans with great opportunities Supply House Times January 2017 Vision is an interesting word. As a noun, it means you can physically see the world of possibilities around you. When used as a verb, it means you can imagine them. Operation Rise & Conquer was founded in 2013 by former Gerber/Danze CEO Michael Werner, a man with a vision who saw what such a program could mean for our nation’s severely wounded veterans — and how it could unite our industry to support it together. Read more >
