WINTER PARK, Colo. — For many military veterans with disabilities, getting to the slopes can feel out of reach. But a new partnership at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) is making sure cost and transportation aren’t barriers.

NSCD has launched a free program for veterans, active-duty service members and reservists with disabilities. Funded by a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the program covers shuttle rides from the Denver metro area, lift tickets, gear and adaptive equipment.

“We’re going to have kind of a collaborative all season where veterans ride a shuttle bus up from the Denver metro, come up to Winter Park and have the opportunity to do these downhill sports at no cost,” said Jessica Conyers, a recreation therapist with the VA. “They have so much

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