Fourth and Fifth-Graders Ski Free with MSIA App

Calling all 4th and 5th graders! Did you know 4th and 5th Graders Ski free with the Michigan Snowsports Industries Association (MSIA) App?

Families can download the Cold is Cool Ski & Ride Passport App for their 4th and/or 5th graders which gives them up to three free lift tickets or trail passes at 29 participating ski areas, plus additional discounts on the slopes and in Michigan ski shops. 

MSIA charges $30 for the passport; $25 covers operating expenses and $5 goes to MIsnow, a charitable organization that helps get underprivileged kids out on Michigan’s slopes & trails in the winter. 

In addition to the lift tickets donated by the participating ski areas, the Cold is Cool Passport also includes a coupon for 20% off a helmet purchase and $20 off the purchase of $100 at participating ski shops across the state. Some ski areas have also included coupons for equipment rental and free or discounted lessons.

Participating ski hills Northwest Michigan include: 

• Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls

• Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville

• Forbush Corners, Gaylord 

• Hickory Hills, Traverse City

• The Homestead, Glen Arbor

• Mt. Holiday, Traverse City

• Nub's Nob, Harbor Springs

• Shanty Creek Resorts, Bellaire

• The Highlands at Harbor Springs, Harbor Springs

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