Free Skiing for Fourth and Fifth Graders near New York City

10/28/08 - By Anna Fader

Picture 6.pngAfter some pretty bad years for skiing, they say it's going to snow a lot this year. If it's true I'll feel pretty lucky to get a good ski year when my daughter is in fourth grade. Why? Because fourth graders get to ski for free. New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Vermont all have free ski programs for fourth, and sometimes fifth, graders and you can apply to all of them.

Click on the links below for applications and more information, but the basic deal is that you apply for a ski free passport and you will receive a booklet of 3 passes per participating ski resort that allow your child to ski free when accompanied by a paying adult. The applications cost between $10 and $19, or in the case of New Hampshire, they require a little school project about NH skiing history. The passbooks also usually include one free lesson also.

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There's no trick here. It's just their way of promoting skiing to more young people who they hope will come back the next year and pay to ski. Click on the links below to find out more about the program in each state.

http://www.44free.com/html/to_apply.html (NY State)

http://skipa.com/4thgradefaq.htm (PA State)

http://www.skinh.com/FourthGrade.cfm (NH State)

http://www.skivermont.com/find_your_zone/kids_passport.php (VM State)
To find out more about some of our favorite ski slopes for families around NYC, take a look our previous post on Skiing for Families near NYC.