Winter Paralympic Sports
This winter Paralympic sport features athletes skiing down a mountain with guides for visually impaired competitors.
What is Para Alpine Skiing?
Athletes compete on the track and in the field in this foundational Paralympic sport.
What is Para Athletics (Para Track and Field)?
This bucket-style seat mounted on a two skis is commonly used in adaptive alpine skiing.
What is a Sit-Ski (Bi-ski)?
This three-wheeled, foot powered cycle provides stability for riders who need additional balance support.
What is a Recumbent Bicycle.
This program supplies support to athletes with adaptive needs in Utah and Salt Lake Counties.
What is Wasatch Adaptive Sports?
In this sport, athletes race around a course using sleds mounted on two skis and propelled by double poling.
What is Para Cross-Country Skiing?
This team sport features athletes passing and shooting a ball while seated in specialized chairs.
What is Wheelchair Basketball?
This bucket-style seat mounted on a single ski is commonly used in adaptive alpine skiing by independent skiers.
What is a Mono-Ski?
Hand-powered instead of pedal-powered, this low-to-the-ground cycle is used in Para Cycling.
What is a Handcycle?
This Program is based in Park City, and is the largest in Utah.
What is the National Abilities Center?
Athletes throw granite stones down the ice toward a target in this strategic team sport.
What is Wheelchair Curling?
In this sport, visually impaired athletes locate a ball containing bells by sound.
What is Goalball?
Used in Para Cross-Country, this seated sled has two skis underneath and allows double-poling propulsion.
What is a Nordic Sit-Ski?
This tandem bicycle is used in competition by visually impaired cyclists with a sighted pilot.
What is a Tandem Bike?
This program is based in Ogden and holds activities at Snow Basin, Powder Mountain, and Nordic Valley.
What is Ogden Valley Adaptive?
This high-speed ice sport combines hockey rules with sled-mounted players using two sticks.
What is sled Hockey?
This precision sport involves competitors shooting arrows at a target from set distances.
What is Para Archery?
These ski pole-like devices help adaptive skiers initiate turns.
What are outriggers?
These two-person kayaks are helpful for paddlers who want a companion, or who need assistance with propulsion or steering.
What are Tandem Kayaks?
This program is based out of the University of Utah and specializes in new adaptive technology.
What is TRAILS Adaptive?
This winter sport combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing for athletes with physical or visual impairments.
What is Para Biathlon?
This is a sport played in teams of five by athletes with vision impairments. Of those athletes, four are outfielders and one is a goalie.
What is Blind Football (soccer)?
This walker-like device aids skiers that are unable to put full body weight on their legs, or who have trouble balancing.
What is a slider?
These new, highly advanced mountain bikes allow adaptive athletes to have maximum control on trails.
What are Bowhead Mountain Bikes?
This program is based out of Logan, Utah and is growing very quickly.
What is Common Ground Adventures?