I thought this post was particularly funny. As any parent knows, we have all been there.Skiing was not an option in our household. It was like going to school or brushing teeth. We.Go.Skiing.
Of course, kids at a certain age (3) present interesting problems, such as the mid-aft Nuclear Meltdown. This one was particularly funny (thus the pic, decades old).
Anyone else notice the "star" of the videos has tele gear with cable bindings?
I always made my daughter do at least a 90-min clinic during the first ski trip of the season at our home mountain (Massanutten in northern VA) after she was old enough. She was a solid intermediate even for Alta blues as a young tween (ages 7-9). By the time she was 10, she was not only less interested in skiing with me because I'm her mother, she was getting better than I was at the time so wanted to ski terrain that I wasn't quite ready for yet. So she prefer'd ski school at times if she didn't have a ski buddy her age around.Last year, we stopped the forced ski school experience and I started skiing with them all day. They were 9 and 13 and have a solid base. We love skiing together. I will send my 14 year old back to lessons next week because he’s not turning enough to be safe for his level. It’s always something. I’d rather them hear this stuff from an instructor than just another mom lecture.
This is a parody, but it may strike a chord with some of you. Do you force your kids to ski?