Shawnee Peak to Provide FREE Learn to Ski and Snowboard Night at Powderhouse Hill in Berwick ME
Date: February 28, 2011
Author: Melissa Rock
Bridgton, ME - Shawnee Peak Ski Area in Bridgton, Maine will provide Learn to Ski & Snowboard packages to children in the Berwick, Maine area free of charge on Friday night, March 4, 2011. Thirty Shawnee Peak SnowSports School instructors and rental shop employees will travel to Powderhouse Hill in Berwick to introduce at least 100 children to the sports of skiing and snowboarding.
“We introduced this program two years ago, in the hopes of getting kids in the Southern Maine area on the slopes,” said Ed Rock, General Manager of Shawnee Peak. “Many kids aren’t able to travel to a ski area, so we thought it best to bring Shawnee Peak to Powderhouse Hill – a community-owned and volunteer-run ski area within easy access of thousands of local residents.”
“Powderhouse Hill’s main objective is to provide skiing and riding as Mother Nature makes it available,” said Eric Mundell, Volunteer Coordinator for Powderhouse Hill. “We have no rental equipment and no paid ski or snowboard instructors, so when Shawnee Peak provides those two key components, we are able to introduce many more kids to the sports.”
Kids in the Berwick schools, ages 8 and up, were invited to pre-register for the free lesson packages. Shawnee Peak staff will arrive at Powderhouse Hill at 4pm and lessons will go out at 5pm on Friday, March 4. Everyone is invited to join us for skiing and riding from 5-9pm this Friday, March 4.
