DREAM Veteran and Military Programs are for Active Duty Service Members and Veterans with a disability from any era
These programs are funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions stated herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
2025/2026 Veteran and Military Winter Program Opportunities
Enjoy the camaraderie of other service members/veterans on the beautiful slopes of Whitefish Mountain Resort, all levels are welcome! Join for a for a full weekend or just one of the days, private lessons or group experiences are available during these weekends.
- January 10th and 11th
- February 7th and 8th
- March 7th & 8th
Included for Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding at no cost to Veterans or Active Duty Military with a Disability:
- Standard ski/snowboard equipment rentals
- Adaptive equipment
- Lift tickets
- Helmets and Goggles
- Lessons from trained instructors
- $20 Lunch Stipend to be reimbursed or lunch provided depending on the day
- Assistance with lodging may be available upon request if travelling from outside of the area
Individual Private Alpine or Nordic Lessons any day of the week!
If better suited to your schedule or if you’d prefer to take private lessons outside of the Veterans Ski/Ride Weekends, DREAM provides private alpine ski or snowboard lessons or Nordic ski lessons throughout the season to Veterans at no cost.
Alpine Ski & Ride Private Lessons:
- At Whitefish Mountain Resort
- Lift tickets and Rentals included
- Trained instructor
Nordic Ski Private Lessons available upon request and dependent on instructor availability:
- At Whitefish Lake Golf Course
- Trail pass and rental included
- Trained instructor
Learn a new sport or enhance your skills. Join us for a leisurely stroll or a heart-pounding workout, either way, we guarantee fresh-air fun!
Questions? Contact programs@dreamadaptive.org or call (406) 885 – 9539
Nordic/XC Ski Programs
Skate or Classic options available, all abilities welcome!
- January 15th, 4:30-6:00pm
- January 29th, 4:30-6:00pm
- February 5th, 4:30-6:00pm
- February 12th, 4:30-6:00pm
- February 19th, 4:30pm-6:00pm
**Additional Programs available outside of these dates upon request and dependent on instructor availability
Included for Nordic Skiing at no cost to Veterans with a Disability:
- Standard equipment rentals
- Adaptive Equipment
- Trail Passes
- Lessons from trained instructors
DREAM Program Cancellation & Tardiness Policy
DREAM’s cancellation and tardiness policy aims to assure respectful participation and allows DREAM to maintain a dependable volunteer instructor team. DREAM’s goal is to serve as many participants as possible through their empowering programs. Activity cancellations and no-shows inherently keep other well-deserving participants from receiving our services. Once a reservation is made, that assignment is solely reserved for the participant and other reservations may be denied due to capacity. Without advanced cancellation notice, filling the reserved activity last-minute is a challenging and often, an unlikely task due to the careful consideration of how to best support each unique participant.
DREAM holds a 48-hour cancellation policy
- Program opportunities that are canceled within 48 hours of start time will be charged for 50% of the program fee. Depending on schedule availability, we will attempt to offer a make-up opportunity.
- Program opportunities canceled within 24 hours of program start time or no call no shows will automatically be charged the full program amount. No opportunity will be given to reschedule.
- Program opportunities that are canceled more than 48 hours before the program start time, will be given the opportunity to reschedule depending upon schedule availability.
Please Note: If participants on scholarship (including Military Veterans who participate at no cost) cancel within 48 hours on (2) scheduled programs within a given season, their financial aid scholarship will be revoked, and future lessons may be reconsidered.
Weather cancellations
Are at the discretion of DREAM. Safety is our top priority and we have protocols in place to combat the often unpredictable NW Montana weather. In the rare case that we choose to cancel your program due to extreme weather or unsafe conditions, we will do our best to provide an opportunity for a make-up lesson.
Tardiness Policy
If you are running a few minutes late, or going to be late for any reason, please call or text (406) 201-9215. With your proactive communication, we’ll hold your instructor for up to 15 minutes. However, after that time the instructor will be released and the lesson will be counted as a late cancel / no-show (see cancellation policy above).
If we do not hear from you about being late, we will attempt to call you 10min after the scheduled program start time informing you we will hold the instructor until 15 min. after the scheduled program time. After 15 min if we have not heard from you, we will release the instructor and the program will be counted as a late cancel / no call no show lesson.
For any questions regarding the DREAM Program Cancellation & Tardiness Policy please email the DREAM Program Manager at: mwestbrook@dreamadaptive.org or call (406) 885 – 9539 ext 2.
Important Information
- Pre-registration is required!
- It’s our honor to offer these opportunities free of charge for your service and sacrifice. We do ask in return, that you comply with all registration steps, actively communicate with us should we reach out w/ questions or for confirmation, and proactively let us know if you are unable to make an event with as much advanced notice as possible. We put a lot of time, energy, and resources into making these programs the best experience possible – in return, we ask for your best communication!
Request and Register for Program Opportunities
Steps to Request and Register for Program Opportunities
STEP 1
request/register for programs
- Once logged in, go to the drop-down menu that asks “What would you like to do?” and select “Step 1: Request/Register for Programs”
STEP 2
review/update disability information
- Once logged in, go to the drop-down menu that asks “What would you like to do?” and select “Step 2: Review/Update Disability Information”
STEP 3
sign the liability waiver, code of conduct, and
media release waiver.
- Once logged in, go to the drop down menu that asks “What would you like to do?” and select “Step 3: Sign Liability Waiver and Code of Conduct“
- These forms must be completed annually. Family members and caregivers participating in the program/lesson must also complete these forms.
STEP 4
apply for a partial or full scholarship
- If you need to apply for a full or partial scholarship please visit our Scholarship webpage for information and instructions to apply.
- The Scholarship application can be found in the drop down menu once you are logged in
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