"The main benefit I see from our city kids visiting the Center is being able to overcome their fear of something new and challenging themselves to learn how to ski"
Stories
Our Story
How Winter4Kids Came to Be
Winter4Kids (W4K) at the National Winter Activity Center was founded out of a Share Winter Foundation (formerly National Winter Sports Education Foundation) initiative. W4K is the physical representation of the mission to introduce 100,000 kids to winter activities in a sustainable way. With the enthusiastic support of committed board members and other stakeholders, the National Winter Activity Center re-engineered and re-purposed the former Hidden Valley as the home of Winter4Kids and its Programs. From the very start, we were envisioned as the vehicle to “Improve the lives, health, and fitness of youth through winter activities”. Since the pilot offering in 2015, we have grown from 180 participants to over 2100 in 2019. By 2022, we will be serving 10,000 kids annually.
Testimonials
How Winter4Kids is Helping Kids
"We want to thank you for taking your time and teaching us how to ski. We also want to thank you for helping us up to when we fell, you told us not to give up. Thank you for the food. Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for showing us how to put on our shoes and skis, you are an amazing coach!"
"It was a wonderful experience for our students. They were shocked that they were able to ski and do so well. They can't wait to return next year. All of my kids had a wonderful time. And the staff was phenomenal along with the facility. I personally say thatnk you for giving our children an opportunity to experience winter sports in a new a vision. It filled my heart with joy and made these journeys worth the sacrifice of changing my schedule to chaperone them on this venture. I was able to reflect on my days on the slopes during college. I look forward to spearheading this adventure again next season with more children. And my children that went this year will be my pioneers and advocates for encouraging new comers to step out of the box and join them at W4K..."