gardenmary
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
We are towards the last leg of our 14-day Utah trip (Snowbasin).....we've had a wonderful time, DH (who is fighting cancer) has been able to ski most of those days, and I've finally progressed solidly to blues (which led to my DIN getting reset after losing a ski 4 times down the mountain!).
However, what I saw today absolutely floored me. I expect to see adults with their little ones (say 3-4 years old) on ski leashes ON THE BUNNY SLOPE. I do not, under any circumstances, expect to see them on medium-to-high intermediate slopes.
But there they were. These are considerable steeps, they are NOT slow ski zones, yet there are kids who can't ski on their own being "driven" down by their parents!!!
It's bad enough that these people don't value their kids' lives enough to invest in at least a group lesson for them - and are trying to teach their own kids - but to take them down a high blue on a leash??? Am I missing something???
It took a considerable amount of self-control not to just pull up to some of these people and tell them off. It probably wouldn't have done any good anyway.
Does this happen everywhere? This is the first time I've ever seen this and I was speechless.
Oh well, at least our trip has been fantastic! Full report when we get home.
However, what I saw today absolutely floored me. I expect to see adults with their little ones (say 3-4 years old) on ski leashes ON THE BUNNY SLOPE. I do not, under any circumstances, expect to see them on medium-to-high intermediate slopes.
But there they were. These are considerable steeps, they are NOT slow ski zones, yet there are kids who can't ski on their own being "driven" down by their parents!!!
It's bad enough that these people don't value their kids' lives enough to invest in at least a group lesson for them - and are trying to teach their own kids - but to take them down a high blue on a leash??? Am I missing something???
It took a considerable amount of self-control not to just pull up to some of these people and tell them off. It probably wouldn't have done any good anyway.
Does this happen everywhere? This is the first time I've ever seen this and I was speechless.
Oh well, at least our trip has been fantastic! Full report when we get home.