Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation holds its second mono-skiing clinic Sunday at Saddleback Mountain. Submitted photo

Skiers with Maine Adaptive’s Youth Mono-Ski Program, Mono-Mayhem, hit the slopes Sunday at Saddleback Mountain. Submitted photo

RANGELEY — Sunday was a fun day for kids under 18 at Saddleback Mountain as Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation held its 2nd Youth Mono-Mayhem clinic.

Maine Adaptive offers year-round training and education for those with disabilities. Their programs include many activities like climbing, cycling, golf, tennis and paddling.

Amy Bannon-Staats, managing director of advancement, said Mono-Mayhem is a skiing program for those with disabilities that require them to use a sit-ski.

“It means there’s one ski under a seated device which essentially allows kids to ski just like any stand-up skier,” Bannon-Staats said.

Skiers with Maine Adaptive’s Youth Mono-Ski Program, Mono-Mayhem, train on the slopes Sunday at Saddleback Mountain. Submitted photo

Mono-Mayhem is in its first year, Bannon-Staats said, and Sunday was the second of three clinics this winter. The first clinic was held at Sugarloaf Mountain on Jan. 5.

Maine Adaptive has had a mono-ski camp for years, which has seen more and more kids became involved, she said.

“The clinics opened up this great opportunity for kids to then be (guided) by adults who are mono-skiers, too, to sort of help raise this next generation of mono-skiers,” Bannon-Staats said.

Bannon-Staats said this year’s clinics will hopefully culminate with their attendance at Maine Adaptive’s years-old mono-ski camp in March, where they can apply the skills they learned at the clinics.

All the folks at Maine Adaptive look forward to seeing the community grow, Bannon-Staats said. That’s why they provide sit-skis and other equipment free of charge to those who need it. At $5,000 to $7,500 per sit-ski, the cost is prohibitive for most families.

“I love seeing the impact of having community space like this where kids with similar lived experiences can build meaningful friendships and form allies in this,” Bannon-Staats said.

Skiers with Maine Adaptive’s Youth Mono-Ski Program, Mono-Mayhem, train on the slopes Sunday at Saddleback Mountain. Submitted photo