Snow Australia – Snow Australia launches inaugural adaptive festival for a new era of inclusive snow sports
Snow Australia continues to create new opportunities for inclusive snowsports with the launch of its first-ever Adaptive Festival, which was launched last weekend.
With the support of Disability Wintersport Australia (DWA), Paralympics Australia, and Snowy Hydro, the event celebrated adaptive skiing and snowboarding at Perisher Resort, with participants based at Sport and Recreation Jindabyne.
Bringing together people from all ability levels, from first-time skiers to Paralympians, the festival provided a rare opportunity to connect, learn, and push boundaries in a supportive and social environment.
Snow Australia Para Alpine Head Coach, Ali Bombardier, said: “The first Snow Australia Adaptive Festival was a huge success with participants coming from across New South Wale, Victoria, and even Queensland to take part. With perfect bluebird days on the slopes, the smiles were huge and the atmosphere electric.”
Across two days of on-snow activity, participants worked with Perisher instructors and Snow Australia High Performance athletes to build skills, gain confidence, and try something new.
