10-19-2008, 04:53 AM | #1 |
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Teaching the kids to ski
I really love to ski and look forward to our annual winter trip to Utah...truly the greatest snow on Earth.
My kids will be 4 in December and my wife and I have been discussing getting them out on the slope. I am really hoping my kids enjoy being on the hill as much as their old man, so I am extra excited about this coming trip in December. My question for the group....how and when did you teach your children to ski, if at all (less interested in snowboarding anecdotes because we are going to start them on skis)? Did they enjoy it? What things would you avoid or suggest? How quickly to they get tired? Obviously each child is different, but looking for general observations. I love Alta but we also ski PCMR regularly. My guess is that we would try to take the kids to Alta. Any advice would be appreciated. PS also, where the heck do I get all the kiddie gear? can you rent ski clothes for little dudes? do you just buy kiddie ski clothes at Wal Mart or Target? They will only be out there one day this year, so not sure I need to invest in an entire expensive wardrobe.
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At Alta enroll the little grubbers in a 1/2 or all day class. The are low pressure and they have fun and play as much as ski, which at that age is important. The Engen school does a nice job. 2 of my 3 like skiiing and winter stuff, one doesn't at all, and that is, as you say, becaseu each child is different.
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10-20-2008, 03:14 PM | #3 |
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My wife is a fabulous skier. She buys the skis and the clothes. But, from what I understand, you can also rent pretty much everything at the resort or at many of the numerous ski stores in SLC.
My boy has really enjoyed it...he was 4/5 last year and went five or six times with her. My other boy is around 3 years old and I think she is going to take him out once or twice and see how he does. You can't push the kids (as you probably already know that)...when they start getting cranky, she would take him home so that he had only good memories of it. The first few times were OK, the last couple of times, he was really enjoying it.
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10-20-2008, 03:38 PM | #4 | |
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As for clothes--they're cheap at Walmart or Target. It's tougher with triplets I guess, as you can't pass anything down, but I'd still say that their clothes will probably be cheaper than their lessons. |
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10-20-2008, 03:41 PM | #5 |
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Two words are key to teaching the young ones
edgy wedgy - the little connector that keeps the ski tips together were a big helper with my kids. Later on they threw away the ski's for a snowboard so think about just starting them there.
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10-20-2008, 03:51 PM | #6 |
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Instructors half day, parents the rest.
They are never too young to learn but as soon as they are in school they will wish to switch to snowboards.
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10-20-2008, 08:28 PM | #7 |
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Teach them the way Utahns teach kids to ski:
Wait a few more years until they're bigger then take them on the Tram to the top of mountain, point them in the direction of High Stakes and tell them you'll see them at the bottom.
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10-20-2008, 08:57 PM | #8 |
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Growing up in Heber we always got season passes for cheap to Park West (later Wolf Mountain and now a non recognizable monster in The Canyons). I love to ski, but it's so expensive it's hard to justify it. Last year, however, we were able to score 10 dollar passes to Sundance through my wife's work. Yeah, it's only Sundance, but that's better than nothing. Thanks to the wonderful economy, my wife's work will no longer be extending this benefit this year.
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