**Participants must be selected for a program, and availability is subject to change. Please contact Event PoC with any questions!**
Our week-long outdoor therapeutic recreation programs support those experiencing symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Sexual Trauma, and/or Polytrauma. The program is designed to help you discover a renewed sense of belonging, improve quality of life, and connect you with a community.
Snow Sports Program for Male and Female Veterans and their Supporters
- Who: 9 male and female veterans and their supporters
- What: A week of recreational therapy through snow skiing or snowboarding— no experience necessary
- When: January 3 – 9, 2021
- Where: Sun Valley, Idaho
- Accommodations: Private Rooms at the Sun Valley Resort
- Accessibility: Adaptive Ski Equipment is Available if Needed
- Cost: HG covers all related costs, including travel costs for both veterans and supporters
A few notes about our program
- Registration: Our programs are for veterans with symptoms of PTSD, TBI, MST, and/or polytrauma. If you would like to attend a program, you must first register on our website here. From there, a Participant Coordinator will be in contact with you regarding available opportunities for you. If you have already registered but your contact information has changed, please let us know so we can continue to inform you of upcoming programs! Just email dave@highergroundusa.org with any relevant changes.
- One-Time Experience: Due to our lengthy waitlist, we are only able to provide one week-long program. We provide resources to find recreation in your home community, as well as 3 years of follow-up after you have completed our program.
- Recreational Therapy: Our programs incorporate daily group discussions to reflect on the impact of recreation, typically they last about an hour right before dinner.
For more information, watch our video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8gSBrgqIzQ
Students from WRHS come to ski Dollar Mtn
Students from the WRHS Voice 2 program come to ski Dollar Mtn
Athletes from Higher Ground’s Members Only Club program come to ski Dollar Mtn
This program will utilize writing prompts, group discussion, and creative expression, to guide artists to recognizing emotions they might experience or identify with, in order to create their project with art supplies found at home (ie: pen, pencils, paper, colored pencils, etc.)
There is a limited amount of space in this program, we will be selecting participants on a first come, first served basis. To inform our HGNY team that you are interested in this program CLICK HERE and select the program you would like to register for.
HGNY and Batavia VA have collaborated to offer this weekly virtual creative arts program.
Students from WRHS come to ski Dollar Mtn
Students from the WRHS Voice 2 program come to ski Dollar Mtn
Athletes from Higher Ground’s Members Only Club program come to ski Dollar Mtn