VAIL, Colorado — The Teva Mountain Games will add a winter edition next season, the Vail Valley Foundation announced Friday.

The new Winter Teva Mountain Games are scheduled for Feb. 9-12, 2012.

“The Winter Teva Mountain Games is something we have talked about for several years,” said Ceil Folz, president of the Vail Valley Foundation.

The Winter Teva Mountain Games will be similar to the spring event created in 2002. That spring event features human-powered challenges ranging from kayaking and fly-fishing to climbing and running through the mud.

The Winter Teva Mountain Games will also run four days. It will include ice climbing, on-snow biking, telemark skiing, Nordic competitions, running, dog events and an Ultimate Mountain Man/Woman combination event.

“I think it’s great. It’ll encourage people to get out there, and anything that does that is a good idea,” said Max Post with the Apex Mountain School. “It’s a great way to give exposure to the sports and athletes around here.”