Young skiers on a sunny day at Alta Ski Area

Junior Explorers
(JRX) Friday

Junior Explorers (JRX) Friday is a seven-week program focused on making new skiing friends while developing skiing skills on easier terrain.

Ages 6–8 | 7-week program | Friday Afternoons

Minimum skills required:

  • Skiing beginner runs
  • Wedge turns
  • Ability to ride Sunnyside lift independently

Junior Explorers Friday is a recreational ski program for children ages 6–8 years old. JRX Friday encourages making new skiing friends while developing skiing skills on easier terrain. The skiing emphasis is on balancing movements, parallel turning, relaxed gliding and skiing with a confident attitude. More difficult terrain is used very sparingly in the lesson plan. The minimum skill level to enter JRX is to confidently control speed with wedge turns on beginner runs and to be able to ride lifts without an adult.

JRX Friday consists of seven Friday afternoons of skiing with a consistent group of peers and coaches. The approximate coaching ratio is 1 to 5 participants.

Price

$630

Season Pass sold separately.

Head Coaches

TBD

Requirements

Ages: 6–8 | must be 6 years old on or before January 29, 2027

Skills: Confidently control speed with wedge turns on beginner runs. Ability to ride lifts without an adult.

Dates

7 Friday Afternoons

January 29 – March 19, 2027

1:30–4pm

Holiday Break
February 19, 2027

Parking Permits

Starting December 11th, parking reservations are required Friday–Sunday & holidays. Contact the ski school office to purchase a parking permit valid for the dates of your child's program at $10 daily. For more information, call the Alf Engen Ski School at 801.799.2271.