Every January, the Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) invites those new to adaptive snowsports to join the four-day Herb Bradley Festival (HBF).

This season at Mount Washington, the HBF will be held from Monday, Jan. 8 to Thursday, Jan. 11.

ThereB次元官网网址檚 still time to sign up to learn an adaptive snowsport. This on-the-snow instruction, with over 85 volunteer CADS-certified (Canadian Adaptive Snowsports) alpine and snowboard instructors, and trained Nordic instructors, is a one-of-a-kind winter mountain experience.

As part of the festival, VISAS provides participants with lift/trails passes and ski/snowboarding equipment (courtesy of Mount Washington). And specialized adaptive equipment is available to suit your disability.

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The festival is limited to 30 alpine and snowboard students, and four Nordic students, with preference given to applicants with no experience with adaptive snowsports. Applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis, according to instructor capacity.

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Registration deadline for the festival is Sunday, Dec. 17. For more information, or to register visit www.visasweb.ca, or email May Lortie at festival@visasweb.ca.

For more information about VISAS, visit .