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I SKI NY FREE for Kids - Apply Today for your 3rd and 4th Grader!

By Gladys Dunbar December 7, 2018

The I SKI NY Free For Kids Passport Program Is Ready for 2018-19. Click here to Apply Today!

I SKI NY offers an annual FREE For Kids Passport Program that allows 3rd & 4th Graders to ski or ride free up to 3 times at each participating ski area when accompanied by a paying adult. If your child wants to learn how to ski, you can choose the “Learn to Ski or Ride” package which contains learn to ski and ride coupons at over 20 participating ski areas. Adults can learn with their child with a discount coupon. 


Below is a list of 2018-2019 participating ski areas/resorts close to the area: 

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Catamount Ski Area| 518-325-3200| Blackout dates - Christmas Break: 12/22/18 - 1/1/19 / MLK Weekend: 1/19/19 - 1/20/19 / February Break: 2/16/19 - 2/24/19 Ski for Free program valid for 4th graders only.


Gore Mountain|  (518) 251-2411 Accepted anytime

West Mountain| 518-636-3699 Blackout dates - Christmas Break: 12/22/18 - 1/1/19 / MLK Weekend: 1/19/19 - 1/20/19 / February Break: 2/16/19 - 2/24/19

Hunter Mountain|  800-HUNTERMTN| Blackout dates -  12/26-12/31/18, 1/19-1/20/19, 2/16-2/18/19

Oak Mountain| 518-548-3606| Blackout dates - Christmas Break: 12/22/18 - 1/1/19 / MLK Weekend: 1/19/19 - 1/20/19 / February Break: 2/16/19 - 2/24/19

 

Royal Mountain| 518-835-6445| Accepted anytime


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West Mountain| 518-636-3699| Blackout dates -  Christmas Break: 12/22/18 - 1/1/19 / MLK Weekend: 1/19/19 - 1/20/19 / February Break: 2/16/19 - 2/24/19


Willard Mountain| 518-692-7337| Accepted anytime.


Woods Valley Ski Area| 315-827-4721| Blackout dates - Christmas Break: 12/22/18 - 1/1/19 / MLK Weekend: 1/19/19 - 1/20/19 / February Break: 2/16/19 - 2/24/19




The program is open to all eligible students with proof that the child is in 3rd or 4th grade. There is no New York residency requirement. Applications are accepted all season long, while availability lasts. Pick either the Learn to Ski/Ride Program (ski rentals and lessons) or Free Ski/Ride Program (up to 3 free lift tickets). There is a $27 processing fee for each program. For complete programs rules and a full list of participating ski areas and resorts, visit www.iskiny.com