VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCIETY FOR ADAPTIVE SNOWSPORTS

PO Box 3556

Courtenay, BC, V9N 6Z8

VISAS room (During Ski Season at Mount Washington) phone: 1-250-334-5755

Website: www.visasweb.ca

Facebook: Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports

Contact: adaptive@mountwashington.ca

The Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports was founded by Herb Bradley and friends in 1992 on Mount Washington as the Vancouver Island Society for Disabled Skiing.  Skiing was introduced as a developmental sport for people with a disability in the early 1960s on Forbidden Plateau.

Programs & Services:

ADAPTIVE SNOWSPORT LESSONS: for alpine, Nordic/cross country/snowshoeing and snowboarding.

Student Membership is open to persons age 6 to 80, who are physically or developmentally challenged.

As a VISAS Student taking a lesson from our certified instructors, you have access to:

• Free rental of skis, snowboards, boots, helmet & poles
• The use of adaptive and related safety equipment
• 1/2 price on daily lift passes (courtesy of Mt Washington)
• National insurance coverage (3rd party liability) as a paid up member of CADS&BCAS