• Colorado Ski Country USA's 5th Grade Passport Program — (Updated: Aug. 2006) 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 25 member resorts. That's more than 75 days of skiing and snowboarding. 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 Graduate Pass for only $59.
• Maine's WinterKids Passport Program — (Updated: Aug. 2006) 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 38 alpine and cross country ski areas in NH. The Snowsports Passport, new this season, 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 — Free lift tickets for 4th graders at participating New York resorts. Children do not have to be New York residents to participate.
• Inland Northwest Ski Association and Idaho Ski Areas Association's 5th Grade Passport Program — (Updated: Sept. 2006) Eastern Washington and the entire state of Idaho 5th Grade passport 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 ski areas for free. That's 48 days of free skiing!   visit www.ski-inlandnorthwest.com or www.skiidaho.us for application and information.
• Montana Ski Areas Association 2nd Grade Passport Program — (NEW: Sept. 2006) The Montana 2nd grade passport program provides the opportunity for all 5th graders to ski and snowboard three times at each of the participating ski area for free.  That's 39 days of FREE skiing!
• Ski Pennsylvania's 4th Grade Snowpass Program — Fourth graders can enjoy up to 64 days of skiing or snowboarding at 21 participating Pennsylvania ski resorts for one low price. The program includes a learning package for those just starting out.
• 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 — (Updated: Aug. 2006) 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) — (NEW: Sept. 2006) 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) — (NEW: Sept. 2006) 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.