Volunteers help make Ski for All fundraiser a success

Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 31, 2018

By Photo story by Andy Tullis • The Bulletin

: Oregon Adaptive Sports volunteer instructor Julie Hackbarth grabs a specialized sit ski outside the Sunrise Lodge while preparing to assist an athlete taking part in the first Oregon Adaptive Sports Ski for All fundraiser at Mt. Bachelor ski area on March 24, 2018. (Andy Tullis/Bulletin photo)

Oregon Adaptive Sports held its first Ski for All skiathon fundraiser.

Sit skiers, volunteers and instructors — nearly 100 participants in all — skied almost 1.6 million vertical feet at the Mt. Bachelor ski area on March 24. The effort raised $34,426.94 for Oregon Adaptive Sports. The Bend-based nonprofit helps more than 400 individuals with disabilities throughout Oregon have nearly 1,500 outdoor experiences.