ABOUT US

   Extreme Sports Camp welcomes people ages 5 and up with an autism spectrum disorder, including classic autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger's and related diagnoses. Participants of any athletic ability can succeed. We pride ourselves in ensuring progress in our sports while having lots of fun!

   Our counselor-camper ratio is 1:1. We accept up to 15 campers per session. Each session is one week, and families can choose to enroll in multiple sessions. We are based in a facility in Snowmass, CO, and our activities take place throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Our winter program is held on Snowmass Mountain.

   Our staff receives extensive training in autism learning styles and characteristics. We use positive behavior approaches and communication supports such as social stories and visual schedules. Our staff also has expertise/certification in the sports we undertake. We apply the teaching theories that have proven effective with autism to these sports and have developed unique processes and technologies to maximize success.

   Extreme Sports Camp was incorporated in 2004 and operates as a non-profit 501c3 organization, EIN # 20-0940000. Our co-founders are Sallie Bernard, president, and Doug Gilstrap, Vice President of Sports Innovation.

Our Core Values

   We believe that sports programs can be accessible, enjoyable and achievable for an individual with autism. Sports are an integral component of human life and everyone should be given the opportunity to participate. Through sports, people with autism can more fully engage in everyday life.

   We believe that every individual with autism has the right to attempt and attain athletics and has the right to be taught in the way they learn and succeed. Using innovative methods that are designed with the person with autism in mind, our participants can be successful at challenging athletic activities.

   Along the way, our participants develop a sense of teamwork,camaraderie, community and belonging. Personal growth and independence can emerge.

   Our approach can foster the long-term incorporation of recreational sports into daily life. The personal gain of each participant can increase the health, happiness and sustained wellbeing for the entire family.

NEW CAMP PHONE NUMBER

970-927-3143