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Added Value to Park City Real Estate: The Youth Winter Sports Alliance             There are many things about Park City, UT that make living here truly special and add to the value of real estate here. There are the things that are obvious: the clean air, the views, the easy and accessibility of outdoor activities, the restaurants, galleries, nightlife and of course 3 world class ski resorts to mention but a few. But there are also many smaller community related events, clubs, foundations and programs that may go unnoticed on a vacation here or a search of properties online. One such offering is the Youth Winter Sports Alliance.                 The Youth Winter Sports Alliance (YWSA) was initially established to create a legacy for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games by spearheading a community-wide effort to increase the number of children who actively participate in winter sport programs from the greater Park City area, as well as the surrounding Summit and Wasatch Counties in Utah.             The Alliance is been one of the community's leading advocates in getting the youth of Park City involved in winter sports. The YWSA seeks to involve youth through its outreach programs to schools in Summit and Wasatch County by presenting at assemblies and community school festivals to create awareness of the available winter sports opportunities. The YWSA sponsored "Get Out & Play" program serves the four elementary schools in the Park City School District. Each Friday afternoon for five weeks, over 650 children ranging in age from six to twelve participate in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, moguls and terrain park activities.             A large portion of the Youth Winter Sports Alliance annual budget comes via fundraising at the annual Jan's Winter Welcome which will be held this year on the 23^rd of October at the Silver Lake Lodge in Upper Deer Valley. With the generous support of individuals, and local and national businesses, the costs of undertaking these sports have been reduced, making participation possible for thousands of Park City area children over the years. Some of these youth go on to the highest levels of competition, and others simply take away the valuable life lessons imparted through participation in winter sport programs.             Youth programs such as this as well as many other community outreach programs are part of what adds value to Park City Real Estate. For more information about this and other community involvement projects or any other Park City real estate questions, contact a realty professional with YouInParkCity.com (888) 968-4672.