Ogden Valley Adaptive

About

Ogden Valley Adaptive provides access to Northern Utah's amazing outdoors for people with disabilities; services range from skiing and snowboarding to hiking.

Categories Program Adaptive Sports Children & Youth Educational / Vocational Mental Health

Program Details

Mission: We remove barriers for people with disabilities through life-changing outdoor sports and recreational opportunities.

Ogden Valley Adaptive is going through a period of rapid growth—in the past year, we have served over 400 individuals with disabilities. We acknowledge how outdoor recreation is increasingly being reported to help individuals live a more fulfilling life, which is why our goal is to grow as much as we need to fill the needs of the greater Ogden area and provide the outdoor experience to individuals with disabilities who may not have opportunities.

Services Offered

Skiing and Snowboarding
Hiking
Rock Climbing
Road Cycling
Mountain Biking
Kayaking
Nordic Skiing

Contact Andrew Lewis, Program Director alewis@ogdenvalleyadaptivesports.org (801) 695-7074 Ogden Valley Adaptive

Population Served
People with disabilities

Staff Composition
(Year Round)
Executive Director
Program Director
Program Manager
Program Coordinator

(Seasonal)
Instructors
Interns

Cost to Participate
The cost to participate ranges from $20 to $150, though scholarships are available.

Two participants encourage each other with a thumbs-up as they prepare to go skiing with their peers. They are standing one behind the other with their arms spread out like airplanes.

Two participants enjoy tandem kayaking in a lake, which is surrounded by lush trees and distant mountains.

An adult in an orange jacket pushes a young participant down a gentle slope on a sit ski, which participants of all ages can enjoy.

A staff member assists a young participant with his harness in preparation for a rock climbing event. The indoor rock wall is seen in the background.

A group of participants learn mountain biking skills as they follow a trail together. There are different bikes to accommodate various needs.

A participant leans back on her recumbent bike and beams as she speeds through a shaded trail.

A participant in bright orange winter gear gleefully slides down a steep, snowy slope.

Recent Case Studies

A sidewalk, path, and landscaped garden beds with flat-roofed, wood-sided buildings on either side.

Place

Power To Be Basecamp

This outdoor activity center serves as a base of operations for Power To Be, a nonprofit organization that creates access to nature for youth, families, and adults living with cognitive, physical, financial, and social barriers.

A group of youth play with a football while other children sit on the berm. Behind them, kids play on the climber dome. The school building in the background is painted with bright colors and artwork.

Place

Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy (formerly Chester Arthur Schoolyard)

Formerly an asphalt-covered space that offered little to engage youth, the renovated schoolyard at the Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy is now an inviting green space for students and community members that elevates hands-on learning, physical activity, and connection to the natural world.

Surrounded by an abundance of green, a participant reaches up to carefully inspect a particular branch of leaves during one of Tremont’s herpetology SANCP classes.

Program

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is a nonprofit field school situated within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It offers immersive, nature-based programs that enhance health and spark curiosity across all ages through profound engagement with the natural world.