The 2013 Special Olympics New Jersey Winter Games was hosted in Mountain Creek and Skylands Ice World on February 4 through 6th. The Winter games features sports in alpine skiing, x-country skiing, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding, and snowshoeing. The Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation created this event and the Winter Games are authorized and accredited by the Special Olympics, Inc. for the Benefit of the Personas with Intellectual Disabilities. Special Olympics is a worldwide program that offers sports competition and training to individuals with intellectual disabilities, no matter the severity of the disability. The Winter Games is one of four statewide competitions held annually by Special Olympics New Jersey. The Olympics has a distinct mission to deliver their athletes wit