Local Veterans Participates in National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic

https://www.wintersportsclinic.org/

“The Winter Sports Clinic truly embodies the incredible strength, bravery, and unwavering determination of our Veterans,” said Angela D. Williams, Executive Director of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. “I am thrilled for them to embark on this transformative experience as a vital part of their health care journey!”

The Veterans will take part in downhill skiing, sled hockey, and several other adaptive sports activities alongside approximately 400 fellow disabled Veterans, supported by approximately 600 volunteers and 200 sponsors. 

The five-day event, affectionately called Miracles on a Mountainside, offers participants adaptive sports therapy opportunities, including skiing, sled hockey, scuba diving, snowmobiling, rock climbing, and other activities. The Winter Sports Clinic is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DAV (Disabled American Veterans), with assistance from corporate sponsors and individual donors.

The first Winter Sports Clinic was held in 1987 and hosted 90 disabled Veterans. For nearly four decades, the event has helped Veterans who live with physical disabilities and wounds unseen overcome obstacles and challenge their perceived limitations. World-class instructors and recreation therapists help Veterans experience the full potential of adaptive sports as a tool for improved health and well-being. 

To view content from the event, follow @Sports4Vets and @DAVHQ on X and Instagram, Sports4Vets and DAV on Facebook, search #wintersportclinic or visit https://linktr.ee/davsocial. B-roll video and photos will be available during the event at https://www.wintersportsclinic.org/media.

*Photos will be updated each day of the event, beginning April 1 and can be searched by bib number at https://runsignup.com/Race/Photos/CO/SnowmassVillage/wsc2024.

For a full list of our local participant  or for information prior to the event or after the event contact: Jeremy Laird, Chief of Communications, VA Salt Lake City HCS, 801-800-1889 or Apollo Burgamy, Deputy Chief of Communications, 801-836-1309.

For more information or to request an interview during the event contact wintersportsclinic@va.gov or call 303-319-3798.

Apollo Burgamy, Public Affairs Specialist

Jeremy M. Laird, Public Affairs Officer

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