• Colorado Ski Country USA's 5th Grade Passport Program — Get cruising and ripping Colorado's mountains for free! The 5th Grade Passport provides fifth grade students with three lift tickets to EACH of Colorado Ski Country USA's 21 participating resorts. That's 63 days of skiing and snowboarding - FREE. Plus, you'll receive other discounts on lessons, rentals, tickets for mom and dad and more. And continue the fun in sixth grade with the 6th Grade Passport for only $99 - this year, 6th graders get the deal of a lifetime with 4 days of skiing and riding at EACH of the 21 participating resorts.
• Maine's WinterKids Passport Program —This program helps 5th, 6th, and 7th grade children in Maine get fit and healthy during the winter, by providing free and reduced outdoor recreation (skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, ice skating, and dog sledding) at 50 locations across the state.  WinterKids, a non-profit organization, has six other exciting programs for educators, families, and communities, to teach the importance of outdoor physical activity during Maine’s longest season.
• Michigan's Cold is Cool 4th Grade Ski & Snowboard Passport — This program helps Michigan 4th graders stay fit and healthy during the winter by providing free outdoor recreation (skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing) at 23 ski areas. The MSIA Cold is Cool program also provides information for teachers on school assemblies and field trips to ski areas.
• Ski New Hampshire's 5th Grade Snowsports Passport and 4th Grade Earn Your Turns Program - Both programs offer free lift tickets and trail passes, discounts on rentals and lessons, and savings for family members at 36 alpine and cross country ski areas in NH. The Snowsports Passport provides one to three lift tickets per ski area and is available to any 5th grader; applications are available on Ski NH's website. Fourth graders "earn their turns" and develop and reinforce reading and writing skills at the same time by submitting a project on the history of NH skiing to their teachers. Children do not need to be New Hampshire residents to participate.
• Ski Areas of New York's Passport Program — New York offers fourth graders two programs this year. Our ski and ride program continues unchanged, this offer includes three free lift tickets at over 35 participating resorts.  That is over 100 free lift tickets!  New this year is the 44free Learn to Ski and Ride package.  Fourth Graders can choose the learn to ski ride program that offers one free learn to ski and ride package (lifts, lesson and rentals)  as well as a discounted return lesson package for the fourth grader and parent or guardian!  So you can start with the learn to ski package then graduate to the 44free free lift ticket program!  See you on the slopes!
  
• Ski the Northwest Rockies 5th Grade Passport Program  - The Eastern Washington and North Idaho passport program provides the opportunity for all fifth graders (from any state or any country) to ski and snowboard 3 times at each of the participating resorts.  49 Degrees North, Lookout Pass, Mt. Spokane, Schweitzer Mountain and Silver Mountain.
• Ski Idaho's 5th Grade Passport Program - Idaho 5th Graders receive 3 free days at each of the 16 participating ski areas.  That's 48 FREE days of skiing or riding!  Fifth Graders from any state or country may participate. 
  
• Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association's 4th & 5th Grade Snowpass Program — will be open to both 4th and 5th grade students, in and out of state, who ski at Pennsylvania ski areas for 2008-09. Last season, PSAA recorded over 4,000 4th grade participants in this awesome program, which offers one complimentary Learn to Ski/Snowboard Package as well as three complimentary child's day lift tickets to each of the 21 participating member resorts throughout Pennsylvania. This season, both 4th and 5th graders will have an opportunity to participate. The goal of this program is to provide an affordable and effective means to introduce 4th & 5th graders to the sports of skiing and snowboarding, creating life-long participants of winter sliding fun. Also, to remind families that spending time together in the mountains is HEALTHY and FUN… a great alternative to television and video games.
• Ski Utah's 5th Grade Passport and 6th Grade Snowpass Programs — Utah 5th graders get three free days at each of 13 participating resorts, and 6th graders get one day at each. Ski Utah also offers a Fitness Award where kids can earn a pin and certificate by completing a training program "just like Olympic athletes do."
• Ski Vermont's 5th Grade Passport Program — Free lift tickets and trail passes for 5th graders at participating Vermont downhill resorts and Nordic centers.
• Wisconsin Fifth Grade Passport Program - Wisconsin Ski Industries Association announces the inauguration of its new passport program. This program provides the opportunity for all fifth graders (from any state or any country) to ski and snowboard three times at each of the participating Wisconsin ski area for free. That’s over 30 days of free skiing!

Non-Passport Kid Programs at Individual Resorts

• Bogus Basin Lifesports Ski & Snowboard Program (Idaho) — LifeSports Program for grades 1-12 for Idaho schools around the Treasure Valley, including Homeschools and Community Youth Organizations. The program is designed to affordably teach winter sports in conjunction with the schools' Lifetime Sports or Physical Education curriculum. Qualified instructors help students develop and improve skiing/snowboarding skills while focusing on the enjoyment of skiing/snowboarding as a lifetime sport. Lifesports participants have the opportunity to alpine ski, snowboard, or Nordic (cross-country) ski. For more information, call, (208) 332-5344 or (208)860-1928, or e-mail (schools@bogusbasin.com) the Ski/Board School:
• Catamount (Hillsdale, NY) — The 4s and 5s Club allows 4th and 5th grade students who pre-register in the club are able to ski or board for free on weekends so long as they are accompanied by a fully-paid adult.
• Mad River (Vermont) — Kids 12 and under can ski free at Mad River Glen in Vermont when a parent buys a season pass or a Mad Card for $119 (buys 3 transferable lift tickets). It's good for any or all kids in the family who are 12 and under. You must sign up by Oct. 15.
• Moonlight Basin Aspirations Reward Team (Montana) — An incentive-based program designed to encourage grade improvement and to reward students for achieving honor roll standards by giving them season passes to ski Moonlight Basin.
• Upper Valley Trails Alliance's Passport to Winter Fun — A program designed to encourage children and their families to become more active outdoors during the winter months.