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Lake County and Ski Cooper explore partnerships to expand youth access to skiing and local transportation supports
Summary
County commissioners and Ski Cooper board members discussed ways to expand community access to skiing — including discounted lift tickets, nonprofit partnerships, equipment libraries and transit — and identified steps to coordinate outreach and pilot programs. No formal program was adopted at the session.
Lake County commissioners and Ski Cooper board members discussed multiple ideas to increase local residents’ access to skiing, especially for children and low‑income families, and to improve coordination among nonprofits, the county parks and recreation department and Ski Cooper.
Why it matters: Participants said expanding youth access to snow sports could create long‑term community benefits including workforce pipelines, recreation opportunities and local economic support. Commissioners framed Ski Cooper as a nonprofit partner with a social‑welfare role to the community.
Ideas discussed included identifying a local nonprofit to coordinate donations of ski clothing and equipment, routing existing scholarship or ticket transfer programs to groups that will use them, better promotion and use of statewide…
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