Alpine skiing is one of the top Special Olympics sports. Stay up to date with alpine skiing news, events and competition results on this page.
Alpine skiing is a demanding sport, and athletes will benefit by being in good physical condition to compete successfully and safely. Alpine skiing requires, in addition to a basic combination of endurance and strength, a high capacity of quickness and action/reaction endurance. Through proper training, the athletes improve their physical, psychological and mental efficiency.
Learn the Rules of Alpine Skiing
Rules Sheet
Cascade Area Director
Punkie Doyle
CascadeAD@sowa.org
Columbia River Area Director
Barry Gill; Elizabeth Francis
Barry.gill@pkinetics.com; Elizabeth.francis@outlook.com
King County Area Director
Chad VanderPoel
Cvanderpoel@sowa.org
North Central Area Director
Tim Toon (Interim Director)
Ttoon@sowa.org
Northeast Area Director
Tim Toon
Ttoon@sowa.org
Southeast Area Director
Lori Landrus
SoutheastAD@SOWA.org
Tri-Cities Area Director
Donna Tracy
Donnat@arcoftricities.com
Walla-Walla Area Director
Tracy Gaines
WallaWallaAD@sowa.org