What is the Epic SchoolKids Colorado Pack?
This free program allows children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade to receive four complimentary days of skiing and riding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Crested Butte — that's 20 free days per student for the 2025-56 winter season!
Introduced six winter seasons ago, Epic SchoolKids is an important way for Vail Resorts to give back to the local community while ensuring future generations have access to the sports of skiing and snowboarding in Colorado.
Are you new to Epic SchoolKids in 2025/26? Visit a Front Range Epic Mountain Gear location to register in person. Your child/children must be present at the time of registration, and you will need to provide visual verification of your child's school grade during your visit. Acceptable documents include a school report card, school I.D., school transcript, passport or birth certificate.
You can make an appointment by visiting the Epic Mountain Gear website here and select the "NEW Epic SchoolKids Registration" option. Enrollment for the Epic SchoolKids Colorado Pack is not available at the Frisco Epic Mountain Gear location.
Renew your child for 2025/26: If your child/children has had an Epic SchoolKids Pack in the prior year, send an email to epicschoolkids@vailresorts.com and provide the following information in the email: parent or guardian name, parent or guardian date of birth, email address, phone number, physical address, child/children's name, child/children's date of birth.
Once you have emailed your information to epicschoolkids@vailresorts.com, you will need to make an appointment to visit a Front Range Epic Mountain Gear store to provide visual verification of your child's school grade.
Please wait to schedule your appointment until after you receive a confirmation email receipt indicating your child's Epic SchoolKids Pack has been processed.
Enrollment for the Epic SchoolKids Colorado Pack is not available at the Frisco Epic Mountain Gear location.
Have Questions? View the frequently asked questions for more information.
First-Timer Lesson Included!
Give them the confidence to learn the sport with one FREE Epic School Kids Lesson & Rental package!
Epic School Kids offers one free first-timer lesson and rental package for any participating child who has never skied or snowboarded.
The lesson must be booked in advance. Please call at least 2 weeks in advance of your preferred date to ensure availability!
- Vail: (970) 754-4300
- Beaver Creek: (970) 754-5300
- Breckenridge: (970) 453-3272
- Keystone: (970) 496-4170
- Crested Butte: (970) 251-7023
The free first-timer lesson and rental package must be redeemed as a package and is limited to one total per child (not one per participating resort). Lesson is subject to availability and is only offered at select times throughout the season.
Note: Child 4 & under Epic Passes are not Epic SchoolKids packs and therefore, do not include this free first-timer lesson & rental benefit.
First-Timer Lessons & Rental Availability:
- Monday, December 1, 2025 – Saturday, December 13, 2025
- Monday, January 5, 2026 – Friday, January 16, 2026
- Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – Friday, January 30, 2026
Progress their skills!
If your child has skied or snowboarded before, we offer several lesson options that will help them learn new skills, gain confidence, and further their love of the mountains.
SKI AND SNOWBOARD EQUIPMENT
For the most affordable way to get your child the gear they need every year, visit your local Epic Mountain Gear* and ask about the Junior Trade Program. When you get your child’s gear through the Junior Trade Program, you own it for as long as it fits. Once they’ve outgrown it, you can trade it in and save big on a new size.
(*Enrollment is not available at the Frisco Epic Mountain Gear location.)
To learn more about the program, visit EpicSchoolKids.com/Colorado or call (970) 754-0025.
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone in Colorado, as well as resorts in California, Nevada, Utah, Minnesota, Michigan, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). Visit www.snow.com for more information.
