Discover Winter 2023

Discover Winter 2023 Recap.

Alta and Ski Utah teamed up for a second season of the Discover Winter program—promoting access to skiing and fostering a lifelong love of the sport. We welcomed back a few alumni who joined this year's program to provide support and guidance for this winter's group. None of this would be possible without the enthusiasm and stoke of each participant coupled with the guidance and encouragement of the Alf Engen Ski School.

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Alta and Ski Utah teamed up for a second season of the Discover Winter Program—promoting access to skiing and fostering a lifelong love of the sport.

Here's how the Discover Winter program works:

Ski Utah, in concert with its partner resorts, is committed to making skiing and snowboarding more inclusive. Through its Discover Winter program, Ski Utah aims to foster a life-long love of skiing and snowboarding amongst Utah's ethnically diverse and LGBTQ+ community.

With generous funding from Morgan Stanley, the Larry H. Miller Foundation and others, Ski Utah is partnering with several organizations throughout the state of Utah to bring more people of color to the slopes.

This season, upwards of 150 participants from Future Scholars of Africa, Weber State University's Diversity Clubs, Morgan Stanley, Outdoor Afro and other organizations will have the opportunity to visit a Utah ski resort four times for ski or snowboard lessons. Participating resorts include Alta Ski Area, Brighton Ski Resort, Deer Valley Resort, Snowbird, Snowbasin and Solitude Mountain Resort.

In addition to the four complimentary ski or snowboard lessons, Ski Utah will provide transportation to the resorts provided by Le Bus, ski and snowboard rental equipment and proper clothing for participants to stay warm.

At the conclusion of the four lessons, participants will receive a Ski Utah Yeti Pass. This pass provides one day of skiing/snowboarding at each of Utah's 15 resorts allowing participants the opportunity to hone their newfound skills. It is Ski Utah's hope that participants will have discovered a lifelong love of skiing and snowboarding and will return to the slopes for years to come.

Learn more about Discover Winter | Ski Utah

Discover Winter 2022

Ski Utah and its partner resorts are committed to increasing the participation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) individuals in winter sports, and Discover Winter aims to foster a life-long love of skiing and snowboarding amongst a more diverse population of adults. With generous funding through a CARES Act grant from the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity and the Larry H. Miller Foundation, Ski Utah is partnering with three organizations throughout the state of Utah to bring more BIPOC to the slopes. Throughout the months of January, February and March, upwards of 200 participants from Future Scholars of Africa, Weber State University's Diversity Clubs and Latinx members of Mountain Life Church in Park City will have the opportunity to visit a Utah ski resort four times for ski or snowboard lessons. Participating resorts include: Alta Ski Area, Brighton Ski Resort, Snowbird, Snowbasin, Solitude Mountain Resort and Woodward Park City. In addition to the four complimentary ski or snowboard lessons, Ski Utah will provide, free of charge to the participants, transportation to the resorts provided by Le Bus, ski and snowboard rental equipment and proper clothing for participants to stay warm. Equipment rentals will be provided by ski resorts and Ski 'n' See. Ski jackets and pants, helmets, goggles, gloves and neck gaiters have been generously donated by Ski Utah members and partners including: Rossignol, Brighton Ski Resort, Hestra, Seirus, Smith Optics, Snowbird, Stio, Obermeyer, PSIA, Salomon, AJ Motion Sports, McU Sports, Turbine and Buff as well as individual members of the community. At the conclusion of the four lessons, participants will receive a Ski Utah Yeti Pass valid at all 15 Utah ski resorts to hone their newfound skills for the remainder of the season. It is Ski Utah's hope that participants will have discovered a lifelong love of skiing and snowboarding and will return to the slopes next season and for years to come.

We were thrilled and honored to host the first season of the Discover Winter program at Alta. Instructors from the Alf Engen Ski School donated four of their Saturday afternoons to help a group of 11 first-time skiers learn a lifelong love of our favorite pastime. Discover Winter 2022 Recap >

Discover Winter Press

• How Utah's Discover Winter Program is Introducing More Black Youth to the Slopes | Ebony.com >
• This Is How Ski Utah is Getting More People of Color on the Slopes | Salt Lake Tribune >

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