THE LATEST INFO:
The Colorado Ski for Light Winter weekend is January 20-22, 2012. Applications are due December 21, 2011. Click here for all the info.
We'll see how much interest we can generate for a day trip to Eldora Ski Area for XC skiing on St Patrick's Day, March 17, 2012. Call Rick Palmer at 719-597-5241 to sign up.
The date for Colorado Ski for Light Kid's Day 2012 has not been decided yet. Click here for info on the 2010 event.
The date for a future Trekk for Light has not been decided yet. For info about past events, click here.
We are always on the lookout for new board members that want to help with Colorado Ski for Light. Contact one of the board members if you are interested.
Colorado Ski for Light is a regional group of Ski for Light International. The objective of SFL is to help the visually impaired and the mobility impaired participate in healthy outdoor activities. Our primary focus is cross-country skiing as a winter activity, and hiking with llamas as a summer activity.
Here is a summary of the activities we host throughout the year.
Colorado Regional Ski for Light Weekend : Based in cabins the Snow Mountain Ranch, near Granby, Colorado, spend a weekend cross country skiing at the Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center. This is one of the premier nordic centers in Colorado, with over 75 kilometers of groomed trails. For more info ...
Click here for pictures from the Jan 25-27 2008 Regional Event
Click here for pictures from the Jan 23-25 2009 Regional Event
Trekk for Light: Take a visually-impaired person (VIP), a guide, a llama, and 5 other triples like that and go hiking in the Rawah Wilderness, about 2 hours north of Ft Collins, Colorado. The llama carries your gear, and you spend 5 days and nights out on the trail. We did this for many years up through 2005 - then again in 2009. Its on again for 2010, August 13-20, 2010. For more info, click here.
Click here for pictures from the August 2009 Trekk
Colorado Ski for Light Kids Day: The regional Ski for Light weeked is for adults, but where does the next generation come from? Kids elementary school through high school can join us for a one day "experience cross country skiing". On previous kid's days, visually-impaired kids, who had downhill skiing experience, picked up on cross country skiing like ducks to water. For more info on the February 7, 2010 kids day ...
Click here for pictures from the Feb 25 2007 Kid's Day
Click here for pictures from the Feb 24 2008 Kid's Day
Click here for pictures from the Feb 22 2009 Kid's Day
Other Activities: Not quite sure what else we might try - camping, hiking, day trips ???
Colorado Ski for Light is governed by a board of directors. Click here for a list of the board, any of which you can contact for more information.
Other Regional Ski for Light Organizations:
Michigan SFL
Montana SFL
Black Hills SFL
New England Regional SFL
Sierra Regional SFL
ViBES (Visually Impaired and Blind Skiers of Colorado Springs)
