photos by Stephen Eginoire

Since the early 1980s, the Adaptive Sports Association of Durango has provided inspiration to children and adults with disabilities. With nearly 200 active volunteers and specialized, state-of-the-art equipment, ASA has helped to enrich the lives of thousands through snow sports and recreational outdoor therapy. Heres a look at ASAs annual fund-raiser, The Dave Spencer Ski Classic, hitting the slopes of Durango Mountain Resort last weekend.

Poised for action, Gunner Schwab takes to the starting gate during ASAs leading fundraiser, The Dave Spencer Classic last weekend. Life inside the Dave Spencer Center. Client Lisa Jameson, middle, heads skyward. Blair Rudder instructs Lisa Jameson of Madison, Wis., on the basics of the bi-ski. Specialized equiment at the ASA facilitates most disability types. Volunteer Ken Portz, right, and client Steve Thweatt hit the chairlifts at DMR.

 

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