Jans Community Outreach & Partners
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Jans has never forgotten that Park City is more than just a few spectacular mountains. It’s a real year ‘round community… One we’re rather fond of.
Jans gives back to this community that we call home because we love these mountains, and we want to protect them for future generations; and because we love outdoor recreation, and we want to make it accessible for everyone to enjoy.
If you would like us to support your charity organization, please contact cs@jans.com
Jans is proud to do our part by contributing to:
- Blue Sky Program
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Free Fly-Fishing Clinics
- Free Nordic Locals Day
- Free Rentals for the National Ability Center
- Habitat for Humanity
- Holladay Preschool
- IMBA - World’s First Gold Level Ride Center
- International Rescue Committee
- Jans Monday Night Road Bike Rides
- Jans Utah Fly-Fishing Challenge to benefit the National Ability Center
- Jans Winter Welcome
- Kamas School – South Summit School
- KPCW
- Mountain Trails Foundation
- National Ability Center
- Park City Cooperative Preschool
- Park City School District
- Park City Ski Team Ski Swap (Drop Off Center)
- Playing for Life Foundation
- Rail Trail Clean Up
- Recycle Utah Center
- Soles 4 Souls
- Summit Land Conservancy
- Trout Unlimited
- Tuna XC Event Host
- USA Women’s Ski Jumping
- Utah Avalanche Center
- Utah Ski Archives
- Wasatch Backcountry Alliance
- White Pine Nordic Swap
- Women’s Business Alliance Luncheon
- WPT Team Sugar Rides Tuesday Nights in Summer
- WPT Thursday Night Rides in the Summer
- Young Rider’s Bike Swap
- Youth Sports Alliance
- YWSA Get Out and Play (at WPT to learn Nordic Skiing)
Spotlight on Jans Winter Welcome
Our visionary founder, Jan Peterson, started the Jans Winter Welcome in 1980, making it one of the longest-running annual fundraisers in Park City. This event brings the community and the snow sports industries together for an evening of champagne toasts, mingling with Olympic medalists, and a rousing live auction. The Jans Winter Welcome raises over $400,000 each year to support the Youth Sports Alliance (YSA), a local non-profit created by Russ Coburn, Jans President and CEO, to help Park City kids participate in sports programs.
Park City has its share of red carpet events like those during The Sundance Film Festival; but ours is a little different. Since the kids are what it’s really all about, every year we ask the junior athletes to get involved in the Jans Winter Welcome by escorting guests down the red carpet. It’s hard to tell who is more jazzed by the idea – the guests or the athletes themselves. “Seeing the next generation of athletes with the same passion and excitement for the sport that we have as they walk in is awesome,” says Coburn. This tradition also lets kids meet the sports heroes that inspire them. Previous years’ sports celebrities include Billy Demong, Ted Ligety, Brett Camerota, Alex Schlopy, Derek Parra, and five-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Eric Heiden.
With over 250 contributing local businesses as well as the generosity of Jans vendors, our silent and live auction items are not to be missed. Those who can’t attend the event can still contribute to this worthy cause by participating in an opportunity drawing online.
If you’d like to be involved in the Jans Winter Welcome please contact:
Caron Keim
CFO, Jans Ltd.
caron@jans.com
Supporting the Youth Sports Alliance
The YSA (www.ysaparkcity.org) was formed in 2002, inspired by the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. The construction of numerous Olympic venues in Park City, including the Utah Olympic Park, gave local kids a chance to try alpine skiing, as well as many other less mainstream winter sports. Jans CEO, Russ Coburn, says, “Programs blossomed at each venue… the community really embraced it.” Coburn and several other visionaries founded the Youth Winter Sports Alliance (now the Youth Sports Alliance, aka YSA) with the intention of providing each child in this community the opportunity to experience the winter sport of their dreams.
By supporting sports programs for youth, the YSA not only develops junior athletes in the Park City area, but also encourages good sportsmanship and healthy lifestyles. The YSA funds clubs for alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, freestyle and freeride events, ski jumping, luge, skeleton and bobsled, figure skating, speed skating and ice hockey.
The YSA boasts a number of local Olympians who have “grown up” in this organization and directly benefited from the Jans Winter Welcome. Examples include Ted Ligety, the youngest male skier to win an Olympic gold medal; Brett Camerota, 2-time Olympian in Nordic Combined; and Bryon Wilson, Bronze Medalist in moguls in Vancouver. The Winter Welcome also supports the next generation of athletes, like 2011 Winter X Games gold medalist and first-ever slopestyle World Champion, Alex Schlopy; and Sarah Hendrikson, one of the first women's World Cup ski jump champions.
We want everyone to enjoy the thrill of outdoor recreation. However, not all of the programs offered by the YSA are accessible for everyone. For fully accessible recreation opportunities, we encourage you to consider participating in the excellent adaptive recreation programs offered at the National Ability Center.
Jans Community Partners
Over the years, Jans has formed partnerships with some of the best businesses and non-profits Park City has to offer. We are grateful for this network of successful organizations that complement our offerings in the local community. Below we have listed a number of our partnerships that we feel will benefit your time in Park City.
Stein Erikson Lodge
Stein Erikson lodge is a 5-star rated hotel at Deer Valley Resort. Featuring mountain side access, award-winning dining, and Utah’s only Forbes 5-star hotel and spa, you may never leave the indulgent comforts of this Norwegian-inspired lodge. Use the link below to begin exploring your summer vacation at the beautiful Stein Erikson Lodge.
https://www.steincollection.com
Youth Sports Alliance
Established as a legacy to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, the Youth Sports Alliance is a community-wide effort to increase and support the number of children in winter sports programs. The Jans Winter Welcome is an annual black-tie auction and dining event, and serving as the premier fundraiser for the Youth Sports Alliance.
Summit Lands Conservancy
Open spaces is the heart of the Park City community. The Summit Lands Conservancy works to protect land and water for the benefit of residents and visitors, and while nurturing a connection to the natural world around us.
White Pine Touring
Need a ticket to the outdoors? White Pine Touring is a guide service located right here in Park City and has been leading folks through Utah’s stunning mountains since 1972. From mountain biking to rock climbing, from Nordic to backcountry skiing, White Pine Touring has and adventure for you.
https://www.whitepinetouring.com
Mountain Trails Foundation
A member-based trail building and advocacy non-profit, the Mountain Trails Foundation has driven the development of multi-use singletrack and paved paths in Park City since 1992. Teamwork and a thriving, supportive community have led to the development of over 400 miles of trails in the Park City area.