Courage Kenny Alpine Ski & Snowboard, adaptive - Twin Cities

Our volunteer instructors specialize in teaching skiing and snowboarding with adaptive equipment.  This may include those with physical disabilities, cognitive disabilities, and visual impairment including people who have an amputation, history of a stroke, cerebral palsy, brain injury, autism, spinal cord injury and more. If you are unsure if this is the right program for you, please contact us! We’d love to connect. 

Courage Kenny has one of the largest fleets of adaptive ski and snowboard equipment in the country. Click here to learn about the types of adaptive skiing and snowboarding we teach and equipment we use. The use of all adaptive equipment is included in the program fees. 

Lottery registration 

Due to the high interest in the program, registration is a lottery sign up is open from October 1-10 for both Weekly Lessons and the Learn to Ski/Ride Clinics. Within this 10-day window you must complete the sign-up form and submit all necessary participation paperwork to be included in the lottery.  The lottery allows equal opportunity for participants to ski or snowboard. We will notify participants if they are in the program in mid-December. 

Safety 

Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute requires both participants and volunteers to wear appropriate ski/snowboard helmets. 

There is a 200-pound weight limit for all skiers and snowboarders due to equipment manufacturer specifications and instructor safety. The maximum weight limit for participants may be lowered for instructor safety as needed. You may be asked to provide a note from your physician confirming your weight. 

Weather Policy 
Lessons will be canceled when the air temperature is expected to be colder than 5 below zero and/or 10 below zero wind-chill. Cancellation decisions are made each lesson day based on local weather reports and other factors.  

If we cancel three or more lessons during the regular season due to weather, a make-up lesson may be offered in March, depending on volunteer and ski area availability. No refunds are available for missed lessons or weather cancellations.” To under weather policy. 

Attendance Policy 
If you miss more than three lessons without prior notification, you forfeit your spot and the next person on the wait list will be given the option to fill your position.  

To participate 

• Register for the lottery between October 1-10. 

• Sign and submit mandatory PARTICIPATION FORMS & WAIVERS. 

• Wait until mid-December to find out if you have received a spot. 

Become a volunteer

Introduce someone with a disability to the world of snow sports! Experienced skiers and boarders are needed as volunteer instructors. Additional volunteers are needed to assist with registration, getting skiers to and from the lifts, and working with equipment. All volunteers receive instruction on adaptive equipment and techniques. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. 

To volunteer, contact us at CKRIVolunteerService@allina.com or 612-775-2728. 

Learn more about becoming a Volunteer for CKRI Ski & Snowboard.  

Donate 
This program would not be possible without the support of our volunteers and donors. Courage Kenny hosts an annual fundraiser, Ski-A-Thon, to help raise support for the program. Athletes and volunteers are encouraged (not required) to participate in the fundraiser. 

• Move United USA Alpine Skiing
• Courage Kenny Ski & Snowboard Facebook Group
• Ski A Thon Website
• Adaptive Ski Programs in Minnesota.pdf
• CKSS Participant FAQ.pdf
• Adaptive Skiing and Snowboarding Equipment.pdf
• 2024CKSS_SafetyPolicies_Procedures - Updated.pdf