Ella MacDonald is still drawing, and although there is no time to ski these days, she has picked up a few more hobbies including pottery, animal care, and gardening. Ella is a young artist who was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Due to limited verbal communication, it...
Green Mountain Adaptive Sports and Northeast Disabled Athletic Association (NDAA) are partnering once again this year to host two days of skiing in the Tetra Ski at Stowe Mountain Resort. The Tetra Ski is the world’s first alpine sit-ski to provide independent...
We did it! Thanks to you, our community and everyone who donated! Last fall, we set out a pretty ambitious goal of raising $30,000 through two new fundraising campaigns: The GMAS CommUNITY Challenge, and the GivingTuesday Campaign. Facing a budget deficit following...
The Heady Trotter four-mile race held on Sunday, October 16, 2022, was a huge success with over 2,000 fans participating in this highly anticipated event at the Alchemist Brewery in Stowe, VT. This year, three adaptive athletes, all employed by the Alchemist Brewery...
Cynthia Needham has been president of Green Mountain Adaptive Sports since it was founded in 2009. We reached out to her to get to know her better, and understand how GMAS works, as well as discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that the program faces. GMAS:...
