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Fifth and sixth grade ski incentive programs
By Terri Wiebold with photo by Colorado Ski Country USA
Colorado unquestionably has the landscape for some amazing outdoor sports, especially in the winter months. Colorado Ski Country USA offers fifth and sixth graders incentive to learn to ski or snowboard through free and reduced-rate programs each season.
A “Fifth Grade Passport” provides three child lift tickets for fifth graders to each of twenty-one Colorado Ski County USA member resorts, absolutely FREE! That is 63 days of skiing or snowboarding and additional coupons for lessons, lift tickets, equipment rentals, lodging and other activities that can be used by the entire family. The “Sixth Grade Graduate Pass” is just $99 for sixth graders and is the perfect follow-up to the Fifth Grade Passport.
Applications for the 2010-2011 Passport will be mailed to public and private fifth grade school classrooms throughout Colorado by the end of September. Please check with local schools for an application or visit www.passport.coloradoski.com.
Participating resorts: Arapahoe Basin, Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Copper, Crested Butte, Purgatory (Durango), Echo Mountain, Eldora, Howelsen Hill, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Ski Cooper, Snowmass, SolVista, Steamboat, Sunlight, Telluride, Winter Park, and Wolf Creek.
Please note that the fifth and sixth grade passports will NOT be valid at Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Breckenridge, or Silverton for the 2010-11 season.
Application forms require a photo for the passport and proof of fifth or sixth grade status; like a report card, birth certificate, or school ID card. If you receive an application from school, look for an “application code” which will act as the child’s proof of year. Passport quantities are limited and are issued on a first come, first served basis.
Additional information is available at www.coloradoski.com/5passport. For specific questions, e-mail or call 303-866-9707.
Do not miss this opportunity to take advantage of the magnificent skiing and snowboarding Colorado has to offer.
