Therapeutic Adventures, Inc.

01/28/2026

01/28/2026

On Saturday, 1/24/26 MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS (MASS) was blessed with a wonderful surprise. We had 3 generations of our UVA Madison House Program Directors (PDs) volunteer leadership team skiing at Massanutten — Nikola Nable Juris ( 2005-2007) was skiing with her family—husband JV and her three enthusiastic boys; Meredith Rose (2017-2019) & her boyfriend, Joey Menzenski who volunteered with MASS to serve our adaptive skiers for a day of instruction, and Cassidy Pike (2025-26) who is one of members of our current leadership team.

[ Photos: Nikola in green jacket w white helmet, Mark in royal jacket w black utility vest & white helmet; Meredith archive photo - black Steelers football jersey #86, black tights & white helmet, black ski boots and skis, little adaptive skier with teal ski pants, purple jacket, pink mittens, purple helmet; Cassidy (center) standing behind bi-skier (sit skier w/ two hand held outriggers) with green jacket l, white helmet, Cassidy wearing burnt orange ski pants, tan jacket, white & blue Massanutten Adaptive Snow Sports Instructor Bib, light purple helmet with mirrored googles, strawberry blond pigtails. Two volunteers w white bibs and wearing blue & black helmets standing on either side (R-L). ]

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01/28/2026

On Saturday, 1/24/26 only the bold, hardcore, seasoned skiers took on the extreme, blustery temps. MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS provided some Bi-Skiers with a day of adaptive skiing instruction. Caleb has been skiing with us for close to twenty years and always looks forward to carving some sweet turns. He paired up with Meredith, one of our long time, experienced instructors. Over the years, she and Caleb have skied many times together. Well done!

Special thank you to our great team of MASS volunteers.

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01/27/2026

On Saturday, 1/24/26 MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS (MASS) served some of our awesome Bi-Skiers. These adaptive athletes braved the extreme temperatures to do some great skiing.

Sometimes for the littles, you have to provide an additional motivator to keep the focus when it’s so cold. This young bi-skier (bilateral lower extremity amputee) used the art of negotiation — “I’ll do two more runs for a “waffle” from the Massanutten Waffle Cabin. Better yet, “I’ll do three more runs for a wafffle with chocolate on top.” 👏🏻🤣🫶🏻👍❄️❄️

You can’t argue with that!

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01/27/2026

Part 2: On Friday 1/23/26 MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS provided a day of adaptive skiing instruction and guiding for seven adults served by the Rehab Center for the Blind in Richmond, VA. Each of these adaptive athletes did a great job and skied with trust and confidence as they made tremendous gains developing skills (nice turns and controlled stops) on the slope Southern Comfort. One of the skiers who grew up skiing in Vermont prior to losing his sight showed us showed some advanced skills, skiing from the summit down Paradice.

Special thank you to our great team of MASS volunteers.

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01/27/2026

01/26/2026

Part 1: On Friday 1/23/26 MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS provided a day of adaptive skiing instruction and guiding for seven adults served by the Rehab Center for the Blind in Richmond, VA. Each of these adaptive athletes did a great job and skied with trust and confidence as they made tremendous gains developing skills (nice turns and controlled stops) on the slope Southern Comfort. One of the skiers who grew up skiing in Vermont prior to losing his sight showed us showed some advanced skills, skiing from the summit down Paradice.

Special thank you to our great team of MASS volunteers.

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01/25/2026

Part 2: On Thursday 1/22/26 MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS collaborated with Mission Gate to provide an awesome clinic for persons with upper extremity and lower extremity limb differences and amputations. These adaptive athletes did a great job and made tremendous gains developing skills and exploring a wide variety of terrain. Our adaptive athletes participated in 2-Track, 3-Track, 4-Track, and snowboard disciplines. It was great to have some families skiing/riding together.

**Check out this awesome 3-Track skier — first day skiing.

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01/25/2026

Part 1: On Thursday 1/22/26 MASSANUTTEN ADAPTIVE SNOW SPORTS collaborated with Mission Gate to provide an awesome clinic for persons with upper extremity and lower extremity limb differences and amputations. These adaptive athletes did a great job and made tremendous gains developing skills and exploring a wide variety of terrain. Our adaptive athletes participated in 2-Track, 3-Track, 4-Track, and snowboard disciplines. It was great to have some families skiing/riding together.

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01/18/2026

We want to give a special shout out to thank our friends from FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE RVA for hosting the third annual Disability Expo. One hundred (100+) vendors were present at the Dewey Gottwald Center to showcase non-profit organizations and services for persons with disabilities. It was a great day for networking and making connections.