WINTER PARK, Colo., Nov. 6, 2001- Adults looking for the opportunity to learn how to snowboard have the chance to do it now -- free! Winter Park Resort is again offering its special Learn For Free program to adults 14 and older from Nov. 26 through Dec. 14,

With the purchase of an all day, adult lift ticket, "never-evers" can get a FREE 2.5 hour lesson and a professional introduction snowboarding. Half-day lessons are offered at 9:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. daily during the selected dates. New riders learn basic equipment use and lift riding skills and are taught how to perform basic movements, control speed, and change direction on the board.

To help novices maximize their fun on the slopes, Winter Park's Skier and Rider Improvement Center has aggressively embraced modern snowboard technology.

"Even though some of the modern technology has been around for several years, most people don't realize how much easier it is to learn how to snowboard and how much faster they can get better," said Bob Barnes, director of the Skier and Rider Improvement Center. "The Learn for Free program is one of Winter Park's most important incentives for attracting new riders to the sport."

Snowboarders have seen equipment improvements with more user-friendly boots and bindings. Rider Improvement Center instructors are quick to emphasize that continuously improving technology has accelerated the learning curve and comfort level of snowboard novices.

For more information about Learn for Free or any of the Skier and Rider Improvement Center classes or clinics, call 970-726-1551 or visit the resort's web site at www

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