The Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) is a 501(c)3 organization that provides life-changing outdoor learning experiences to people of all abilities, with a focus on those with disabilities and special needs. The BOEC has been in operation since 1976 and enjoys a national and international reputation as one of the premier adaptive outdoor education programs in the country. BOEC programs feature the Adaptive Ski & Snowboard Program at Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain Resorts, the Wilderness Program which operates on an outdoor education campus at the base of the ski hill in Breckenridge, CO and also offers "mobile" wilderness program in areas throughout Colorado and Utah. The BOEC Internship Program is an intensive, semester long training and work experience in adaptive recreation and education training over 1,000 talented professionals in the organization's history.