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Welcome to Skiing4all
Skiing4all is run by Anna Wegner, a British Psychologist and an Austrian-qualified Ski Instructor. Everyone interested in skiing, no matter what their cognitive disability or learning difficulty might be, is invited to the beautiful Austrian ski resort of Zell am See-Kaprun. It is undoubtedly one of the easiest ski resorts to be reached from the UK and Ireland. All it takes is just a short flight with Ryanair, Easyjet, Air Berlin, British Airways or Aer Lingus to Salzburg and one-hour airport transfer to the resort! For more travel and accommodation details click here.
Anna, British Psychologist
resident in Zell am See, Austria
Autism, Asperger Syndrome
Down’s Syndrome
ADD / ADHD
Learning Disability
Behavioural Disorder
Cognitive Delay (MR)
Developmental Disability
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fragile-X Syndrome
A caring, therapeutic experience
for children, youth and adults
with disabilities who enjoy adventure.
Hello
Welcome to Skiing4all and our website! I'm Anna and I would like to invite everyone who feels that they or their loved ones may benefit from the therapeutic experience on snow to our beautiful Family Ski Resort of Zell am See-Kaprun! I am confident that everyone can learn to ski and enjoy the excitement of real outdoor adventure, including children, teenagers and adults with Autism, Down's Syndrome, ADHD, and other learning difficulties.
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...because I want some fun too.
Skiing4all
"Offering the excitement
of skiing to everyone, regardless of their cognitive
or learning disability."
Winter 2011/12
Last year we had another tremendously successful winter with many of our Guests returning yet again this season. I would like to thank them here for all the kind letters, emails and cards, which we have received. We are always particularly grateful for the great suggestions of how we can make your skiing holiday even more fun for the children and relaxing for their parents!
In 2011/12 Season we are offering five exciting new programs: XS, S, M, L and XL, each running for five days from Sunday to Thursday. We have created these programs based on your feedback and our years of experience, making sure that there is a suitable program for every child, teenager or adult with special needs.
PRE-SKISCHOOL
Our own English-spoken crèche has proven a great success and we continue running it this winter. In fact, due to popular demand, one of our new programs is fully crèche-based, and is aimed for children who are still too young for skiing or those children, teenagers and adults who due to their high anxiety levels associated with new places and activities, should begin their skiing in a very gradual way. During their time with us, among other fun activities, the participants get introduced at their own pace to the world of skiing through play, short trips to the slopes, and activities related to snow, skiing and equipment. The overall aim is to awaken their desire to ski in the future and to minimise any possible anxiety associated with trying this new activity.
Our crèche is also a great contingency plan for those parents who would like to book skiing programs with us but are not sure if their child would enjoy skiing as much as we do! Should your child prefer other activities after all, or feel a bit under the weather one day, they can change to our crèche free of charge at any point and for any duration.
As part of our programs, we continue providing other activities apart from skiing, i.e. swimming, horse-riding, trekking with lamas, Nordic-walking and snow-shoeing.
I am also very happy and proud that yet again our activities have been awarded a mark of distinction by the two largest ski lift operators in the area. The Schmitten AG in Zell am See and the Gletscherbahnen AG in Kaprun will continue to generously sponsor skipasses for the children, teenagers and adults with special needs taking part in our programs. The Intersport Schmitten will also carry on with their kind sponsorship of all the skiing equipment hire, which is really wonderful news for us all!
With even more to look forward to, I hope to welcome you to Zell am See very soon! We are already heavily booked with some weeks full so please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
For those of you who can come outside the school holidays, I really recommend skiing in the low season. It has its distinct advantages, including quieter slopes (perfect for skiers with learning difficulties) and lower costs of travel and accommodation. Many of our previous Guests have managed to arrange the school leave for their children during the term time as the head teachers recognised the therapeutic benefits of a skiing break with us.
This season we will be running our programs till 3rd May 2012. Whenever you decide to come, you do not need to worry about the snow! Thanks to the proximity of our Kaprun glacier, skiing on the natural snow, either in Zell am See or Kaprun, is possible all year round, even in the summer!
I hope that you will enjoy your visit at the Skiing4all website. I am now looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our Winter Wonderland in person!
Kind regards
Anna
* * * NEW IN 2011/12 SEASON * * *
More time for you – Recognising parents’ needs too, we would like them to be able to take advantage of the adult ski courses, which typically run from 10.00 to 15.00. This is why this season our programs for children run from 09.45 to 15.15, allowing parents enough time to get to and from their own course.
More value for you – The siblings of the main participant with special needs are welcome to enroll on one of our Skiing4all programs too! The first sibling receives a substantial discount while the second sibling can join completely free! What’s more, your child’s friends can use this fantastic sibling offer too - so why not come with another family and save even more?
More choice for you – We have teamed up with even more accommodation providers! Each of our properties offers something unique and extends a very special welcome to families of children with special needs. Now you can pick a luxury hotel by the lake, excellent value self-catering apartment in the centre or even have a 300-years-old wooden mountain farmhouse all to yourself! The choice is yours!
More fun for them – we have moved and lovingly created a completely new crèche facility! All our toys, therapeutical and teaching aids have been carefully selected with special needs in mind and provide hours of fun for our children and teenagers. We are particularly happy with our puppet theatre with our unique skiing puppets, hand-made just for us!
© Skiing4all, 2009
This page was last updated: 19 April, 2012
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Our website is being updated for the 2012/13 season but you can already book for Winter 2012/13. Please download program details here. Thank you!
