Season Pass Pick Up & Dry Land Training Adaptive Ski Fitting and Modification.  Hidden Valley Ski Resort  Season Pass applications will be e-mailed.   If you do not receive yours,  e-mail gdspstlouis@yahoo.com or print one out from the website.   Mail registrations directly to Hidden Valley.   Your pass will be ready for you to pick up Nov. 2011    The Gateway Disabled Ski Program in cooperation with Jefferson Barracks and John Cochran Veterans Administration Medical Center is proud to present the Gateway Disabled Ski Program for Wounded Veterans and Recovering Active Duty Soldiers that includes all service members who have received injuries, leading to a permanent disability, while fighting for our country and while fighting the Global War on Terrorism. New this year!   We look forward to an expanded Wounded Warrior Program and a new program Lyle Siemer has founded to provide services to Veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families.  Thanks to Lyle and the St Louis Pest Control Association whose generosity has underwritten this program the Gateway Disabled Ski Program is the first adaptive ski program in our Nation to extend our services to family members of Veterans in treatment for their injuries.
The GDSP Wounded Veterans and Recovering Active Duty Soldiers Program was founded in 2000 in partnership with Jefferson Barracks and John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital to provide opportunities for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities to regain confidence and physical ability through recreational skiing. The Gateway Disabled Ski Program provides adaptive ski equipment and trained instructors to Veterans and Recovering Soldiers.
Why is the Gateway Disabled Ski Program for Wounded Veterans and Recovering Active Duty Soldiers important? These soldiers are going through a very difficult time. They are athletic soldiers and many are in their twenties. The sudden, traumatic change in physical ability makes service members vulnerable to psychological and emotional tribulation that impacts them, their families and community. With the PROPER ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT and TRAINED INSTRUCTORS the Gateway Disabled Ski Program provides an opportunity to achieve through the sport of skiing. The immediate success experienced through snow sports provides the foundation for the development of a positive self-image and the knowledge that achievement is limited only by one's imagination. Skiing is a sport that levels the playing field. Whether a skier is an adaptive or able bodied skier each must learn to master the snow sport equipment. Adaptive snow sport equipment may include mono-skis, bi-skis, dual-skis, snow bikes,snow-sliders, adaptive snowboards, outriggers and other adaptive equipment. Adaptive ski equipment is designed to be placed on chairlifts. Skilled disabled skiers can learn to ski all terrain. Many disabled skiers compete in slalom, giant slalom and downhill competition for fun and skill development. Skiing is a sport for athletes of all ages and abilities. Challenge yourself to learn a new sport and ENJOY THE THRILL OF SKIING and the REWARD of ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE.	Wounded Veterans and Recovering Active Duty Soldiers can register November 2011 at Hidden Valley. You can Support the Gateway Disabled Ski Program for Wounded Veterans and Recovering Active Duty Soldiers. Donate Make a donation so severely wounded service members and their families can learn to ski together free of charge. Scholarship a Veteran Scholarship a Veteran's Family Member Volunteer Purchase Equipment Underwrite Equipment Repairs.
Contact GDSP Now gdspstlouis@yahoo.com or joshp@dasasports.org 636 477-0716 GDSP/DASA 1236 Jungermann Rd. Suite A St. Peters, MO 63376 Volunteer - Sponsorships - Donations Only You Can Make a Difference