ICD Goes Snow Tubing!
January 26, 2024
Join our team for a day of snow tubing on Ontario's longest snow tubing hill at Horseshoe Resort, just 1.5 hours north of Toronto.
Named by BlogTO as one of the most amazing snow tubing destinations in Ontario, we'll be sure to get your heart pumping with the all-thrill, no-skill fun of snow tubing. Fly down the hill and then let the magic carpet whisk you back up to the top!
We will strategize together on the best ways to keep ourselves and our diabetes devices warm and functioning while enjoying the crisp winter weather. Think you can do a finger poke and blood check on your way down the hill?
Includes 2 hours of tubing in the morning, lunch and carb counting games, and 2 hours of tubing in the afternoon.
**Parents and caregivers are invited to join us for our 10am workshop with Chris Jarvis, ICD founder and Executive Director and Laura Bradbury, MN, NP-PHC, BScN, CNN(C) focusing on our shared challenges as caregivers of children living with a chronic illness.
Laura Bradbury is a Nurse Practitioner and Psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in health care. Laura completed both undergraduate and graduate level degrees, in addition to a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner certification at Ryerson University in Toronto. She has additional training through University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and The Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. In addition to neurosciences, the major focus of Laura's work has been chronic illness management with a keen interest in the mind-body connection. Living with a chronic illness for the past 25 years has also provided Laura with the unique first-hand experience individuals and families face.
Where Horseshoe Resort, Barrie ON
When Friday, January 26th, 9:30am-3:30pm (PA Day for local school boards)
Who Anyone living with type 1 diabetes, their friends and families
The Program
9:30am Arrival/Introductions/Diabetes Strategies
10am Kids hit the slopes with ICD leaders and mentors; Parents enjoy a coffee and workshop
12pm LUNCH, Carb is Right
1pm Kids back on the hill. Parents and Caregivers join in or observe the fun!
3pm Wrap up with ICD Team/Review of Diabetes Strategies
3:30pm Head home or stay for more tubing as a family!
Venue Requirements
- Height Requirements: 42″ (3 ft 5 in)
- No age requirement as long as height requirement is met
- All riders will ride down the hill in their own tube
- Proper winter footwear required
- Helmets are recommended, but not mandatory
About Us ICD is a leader in exercise and diabetes with experts in the science who talk the talk and athletes who walk the walk. We’ve hosted thousands of type 1s in everything from a fun day of sport to week-long camps and extreme challenges. We focus on how to manage diabetes effectively in the midst of real life challenges and use active programs to bring strategies to life. If you’re looking to build on diabetes skills or see why ICD has a 100% participant response rate for motivation to live better with diabetes, come pay us a visit.
Support Come out and feel the support from others who understand what you are going through and will share in this learning experience. Learn something about yourself and connect with other T1Ds who understand the ins and outs of diabetes management. This is a great opportunity to take in picturesque views and discover what you can accomplish with the right support.
We regularly support all manners of food allergy, celiac disease and many other challenges (physical and mental), so don’t be afraid to reach out and talk with our leadership team to develop a plan for an experience of a lifetime!
Diabetes Management We are able to support any level of control with type 1 diabetes as well as many other additional challenges. So don’t think your blood sugars couldn’t stand up to such an extreme challenge – our guides are experts, experienced and excited to support you on this journey.
