TASP thrives because of the generosity of friends like you.
Your support makes it possible for us to serve individuals with disabilities across the Western Slope of Colorado and beyond—providing adaptive guiding, equipment, opportunity, and unforgettable experiences.
Your charitable gift directly fuels the TASP mission by funding scholarships, training instructors and volunteers, acquiring adaptive equipment, and delivering life-changing adventures to our participants.
Here's how your gift can make a real impact:
$50 – Supports a half-day ski lesson for a child with autism
$250 – Covers a full day of ski instruction for a student with visual impairment
$500 – Funds a full season of training for a Special Olympics athlete
$1,000 – Sends a local school group on a fully inclusive rafting trip
$2,500 – Provides a disabled veteran with a week of adaptive ski camp
$5,000 – Purchases an adaptive hand-cycle or mono-ski
Every dollar you give creates possibilities. Thank you for helping us change lives—one adventure at a time.
Blisters & Brews Telluride 5K
RUN, WALK & ROLL at the Blisters and Brews 5K Run benefitting Telluride Adaptive Sports in remembrance of Felix Snow!
Race Schedule:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
7:15 - 8:00 a.m. - Registration Open *Note - we cannot accept any registrations after 8 am
8:30 am - 5K Race Start
9:30 am - Award Ceremony
10:00 am - Free Yoga Sessions
ABOUT TASP
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing top quality therapeutic recreation to individuals with disabilities in order to promote independence and personal growth. Our participants range in age from four to 94 and may have physical, emotional, and cognitive disabilities. Our team of professionally trained instructors and volunteers assess student needs, set up appropriate adaptive equipment and provide instruction or guiding services.
CHALLENGE, INSPIRE, EMPOWER
THE RACE
Beginning and ending in Telluride’s Elks Park, Blisters & Brews provides runners with a safe, beautiful way to kick off their Saturday in downtown Telluride. The route and start / nish area have been planned to enhance the running experience and highlight the beauty of the heart of Telluride. The race route climbs up the river trail giving racers the opportunity to take in the beauty of the Bridal Veil Falls on the way up and a gentle decline for the way back down to town and ending at Elks Park followed by live music, free beer and free Blues & Brews Yoga Sessions to bring the pre-Grand Tasting zen to a maximum.
The course begins Elks Park and climbs up the bike path to Pandora Mine and returns along the same route. Racers will follow Colorado Avenue east and pick up the river trail, climbing to the Pandora mine. Racers will turn around and enjoy cruising down to the nish at Elks Park. Two aid stations will provide water electrolytes and snacks.
FELIX
Felix Snow’s life was lemonade. He had plenty of lemons – likely more than most of us could have handled. He lost the use of his legs after a car crash, but rather than bemoan the hand he was dealt, he faced his changed life with courage, humor, and passionate engagement. When he passed away earlier this year, the Telluride community reeled with sorrow. Felix was a xture at many of Telluride’s festivals and Blues and Brews was no different.
He served with Festival Communications Director, Luci Reeve, who admired him for his intelligence and charisma. “Felix was such a people person. He helped people. He also kept people in line. You cannot argue with a man in a wheelchair.” Festival Director Steve Gumble calls Felix “larger than life,” and few would argue with that assessment. He was wicked smart, bitingly funny, and that voice! Oh, that voice. His resonant baritone got him work in voice acting, and when he laughed the world laughed with him.
Telluride Blues and Brews has partnered with Bootdoctors Paragon Outdoors for the second Blisters & Brews 5K Fundraiser Race on Saturday, September 14, beginning and ending in Elks Park, in the heart of Telluride. The race will raise money for the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program in remembrance of our dear friend, Felix.
Steve said it’s the perfect way to honor someone who gave his heart, soul and energy to the festival and to the community at large. “He was such an integral part of our community,” Steve said. “He fit in with our family vibe and wanted to help out however he could. We loved him.”
Imagine skiing for the very first time. Or racing down the mountain, fine tuning your skills.
Biking down a gently paved trail. Off-roading on a handcycle.
Gliding along on a tandem kayak or paddling solo on a stand-up paddleboard.
Heading to the base of a climb. Scaling up a new peak.
Feel that? Those are the thrills of exploring Colorado’s most rugged peaks and breathtaking beauty in a safe, supervised environment.
The only feeling to top that mountain high? Being welcomed, accepted, and valued for exactly who you are. No changes.