Sponsor an event
Ski‑a‑thon, the Peak to Peak Pedal and Desert Days all carry sponsors. Event sponsorship is the most visible way a business can support the programs.
See the eventsGet involved
Pick your path.
Three ways to join the fun — choose where you fit, this season. Give, and every dollar closes the gap between what a family pays and what a lesson actually costs.
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Participate
For people with disabilities and their families. Lessons available year‑round, winter on the mountain and summer on the lake.
See the programs - 02
Volunteer
Train as a volunteer adaptive instructor or in program support. No prior adaptive experience — we teach the rest.
Become an adaptive instructor - 03
Give
Join The Spirit Fund. Every dollar closes the gap between participant fees and the true cost of every lesson.
The giving tiers
Why the fund exists
A lesson costs more than a family pays.
A half‑day winter lesson is $120 to a family. That covers a private instructor, a lift ticket, and every piece of adaptive equipment for the day. It does not cover what the equipment costs to buy, maintain and replace, or what it takes to keep instructors trained.
The Spirit Fund is the difference. It is why the price on the winter page can stay where it is.
The Spirit Fund
Annual giving tiers.
One ladder, whoever you are. Individuals, families and businesses all climb the same mountain — the larger tiers simply tend to be companies.
The Spirit Fund · Annual Giving Tiers
- Basecamp$50 – $999
- Ridgeline$1,000 – $4,999
- Alpine$5,000 – $14,999
- Cornice$15,000 – $24,999
- Summit Circle$25,000+
The Ascent Plan
Monthly giving.
An affordable way to make a big impact. Three steps climb through Basecamp, and the fourth crosses into Ridgeline.
- $21/ mo$252 a year
- $42/ mo$504 a year
- $63/ mo$756 a year
- $84/ mo$1,008 a yearCrosses into Ridgeline
Other ways to give
Not every gift is a check.
Several of these cost nothing beyond something you were doing anyway.
Donate a vehicle
A car, truck, boat or RV you no longer need becomes program funding, and the pickup is arranged for you.
How it worksShop to give
A share of what you spend with participating retailers comes back to USARC, at no cost to you.
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The people and businesses behind the programs.
USARC is a member of Move United, supported by sponsors across the Big Bear Valley and beyond.
Give
Every dollar closes the gap.
Whether it is $50 once a year or $84 every month, it lands in the same place — a participant on the mountain with an instructor beside them and the right equipment underneath.