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"Boston Ski Party" Gives Black Kids And Teens The Chance To Hit The Slopes And Experience Winter Sports

The trip was made possible by the Boston Ski Party, a local Black ski club that's been around since 1974.

(CBS Boston)

February 26, 2024

NEWBURY, N.H. - More than 100 Black children and teens got the chance to hit the slopes in New Hampshire over the weekend thanks to a Boston group dedicated to exposing underrepresented communities to winter sports.

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"It's fun. There's a bunch of big hills and double black diamonds," said one of the kids who got to ski at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury.

The Boston Ski Party, a local Black ski club that's been around since 1974 made the trip possible.

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"It means that it's going to open up doors for them. It means it's going to give them opportunities," said Boston Ski Party President Nina Miller-Browne. "It means it's going to have leverage they wouldn't normally have before."

More than 100 youth from Boston got the chance to learn how to ski at Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire/CBS Boston

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