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!
We offer different types of sandwiches and wraps for lunch when the campers are traveling from site to site daily. For breakfast and dinner, are chosen by the the resort catering staff. We have gluten and casein-free dietary options.
Session Information
Aspen/Roaring Fork Valley Summer Camp Sessions
(June 26 - August 26)
9 one-week sessions; attend one or multiple sessions
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Our ongoing Aspen/Roaring Fork Valley summer camp are nine consecutive weeks of one week sessions. We travel throughout the world-renown Roaring Fork Valley to take advantage of all the extreme sports that this part of Colorado is famous for. From the lake at Rifle Gap where we enjoy a wide variety of water activities to the rocks at No Name for ropes climbing, our campers experience the best this area has to offer. Campers enjoy two core activities per day and supplemental activities in the evening.
Many of our campers stay for multiple weeks throughout the summer. Our program is designed to continually challenge campers as they build their skills and confidence week after week. This year, we are offering a weekend camp out program at a discounted price to encourage families to take advantage of the benefits of a multi-week camp experience. If your child will be attending multiple weeks of camp please choose the weekend camp out option provided below as weekend care is not included in the price for the ESC basic summer camp program.
Aspen/Roaring Fork Valley Summer Camp Session(s): basic program cost per week: 2095.
Basic program cost includes:
All equipment rentals.
At least two (2) extreme sports activities with professional instructors per day.
All required safety equipment.
Evening activities program.
Welcome registration dinner.
Five (5) days of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals specifically designed for our special needs.
Two (2) snacks per day with liquids available as needed.
One to one supervision by staff specifically trained in autism.
Six (6) days of housing accommodations
Extreme Sports Camp t-shirt and movie DVDs
Awards ceremony and celebration.
More About Camp
*Our counselor-camper ratio is 1:1.
*We accept up to 14 campers per session.
*Each session is one week, and families can choose to enroll in multiple sessions.
*Our summer 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, Senior Coach.
Our Core Values
We believe...
... 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.
... 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.
... 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 well being for the entire family.
