The Santa Fe Ski Area has always had an excellent children’s ski school. Years ago it expanded to snowboarding instructions and the “White Tornadoes” were joined by the”Groms”. Both programs are designed to introduce children, ages 5 to 12, to skiing and snowboarding.
The ski school is now called Snow-sports School and offers instructions for beginners, intermediate and advanced young skiers and snowboarders. The programs are fun and well run.

If you need anything you forgot the first time you sent your kid up the mountain, just remember, we have it all here at Alpine Sports, just on your way up Hyde Park Road. Kid’s helmets, googles, new gloves to replace the lost ones, layering pieces to stay warm, ski socks, you name it. Alpine Sports has it all. Lack of some of these “goodies” can ruin your child’s experience. And this is no good. We want all kids to love to be outdoors, in the snow skiing or riding. Cold and snow are fun, you just have to be prepared for it and we at Alpine Sports can help you.

Youth Programs participants meet at the bottom of the Quad chair lift at the Santa Fe Ski Area, January 2012