Ski areas and access

The list grows. In terms of accessibility, these are just my impressions as a three-tracker (I ski on one leg), not as a sit-skier.

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(Limited to resorts, not backcountry areas)

Canada

Alberta

  • Lake Louise
    • A few handicap parking right at the base.
  • Sunshine Village
    • Plenty of handicap parking spots and a wheelchair-accessible gondola. Sunshine Village is a generous partner/sponsor of Rocky Mountain Adaptive. I guess I also like Sunshine because I feel the least self-conscious skiing here because people are accustomed to seeing adaptive skiers all the time.

British Columbia

  • Whistler/Blackcomb
  • Revelstoke
    • A few handicap parking spots at the base. It doesn’t strike me as the most sit-skier-friendly mountain.
  • Fernie
    • I had no problems but I think less mobile people would struggle with the way the mountain is organized, the terrain, and the lifts. I tend to have a tiring time in these British Columbia resorts because the snow is so deep and heavy (not my forte), but it makes me a better skier.

United States

Alaska

  • Alyeska
    • Challenge Alaska is based out of here. I skied here my very first season as a three-tracker and got my ass kicked because of the very wet, heavy snow conditions. It’s kind of wild to have a ski resort basically at sea level, which results in pea soup fog often.

California

  • Kirkwood
  • Heavenly
  • Squaw Valley
  • Mammoth Mountain
  • Alpine Meadows

Oregon

  • Mount Bachelor

Idaho

  • Sun Valley
    • Yawn. I feel like it’s a pretty boring resort for rich, mediocre skiers.

Wyoming

  • Jackson Hole
    • Might be my favourite resort because of all the lift-accessible back/side-country options. I don’t know how accessible it would be for sit-skiers; seems like it would be because of the diverse options.

Utah

  • Alta
    • I loved Alta when I skied it as an able-bodied person. However, as a three-tracker, I’m not a fan of all the cat-tracks.
  • Snowbird
    • One of my favourite resorts.
  • Brighton
  • Solitude
  • Park City
    • The national paralympic snow sports teams train here, so there are plenty of accommodations.

Colorado

  • Aspen
  • Telluride
    • One of my favourite resorts. Found it to be highly accessible.
  • Crested Butte
    • Same as above

New Hampshire

  • Loon Mountain
    • I only skied here my very first time three-tracking. New England Disabled Sports is based out of here so it is highly accessible.

Vermont

  • Jay Peak
    • Home base when I am in the Northeast U.S. and the mountain I’ve skied at the most as a three-tracker in the Northeast. Only a few handicap parking spots at the base. I think people with limited mobility would struggle on this mountain because of the layout and lifts.
  • Stowe

Switzerland

  • Verbier

France

  • Chamonix (February 2017)

Chile

  • Nevados de Chillan (August 2017)