Ski resorts across the country celebrated the third National Ski Day on Saturday. Both Blue Mountain Resort and Horseshoe Valley Resort took part.

National Ski Day is an Alpine Canada initiative. Seventeen hills in Canada took part by offering discounts on lift passes.

Ten dollars from each ticket sold will help fund Canada's three national ski teams: para, cross and alpine.

“Proceeds go directly back to our athlete funding which directly makes them ski faster, “ says Cory Thistlethwaite with Alpine Canada. “It's greatly appreciated.”

Last year 35-thousand dollars were raised at Horseshoe Resort. This year, organizers are hoping to surpass that.