leisure skier
Certified Ski Diva
I also love the Darren Turner videos on YouTube. I ski with my 4 and 6 year olds and am always looking for tips to make it the most enjoyable/ safe for all of us. All of these tips above ring true and familiar with us as well. If possible, it works best to have them both in a morning lesson with the pros while we ski for a couple of hours (leaving them with a little snack and hot cocoa money in pockets), then we all have lunch and everyone is happy to ski together after lunch until they tucker out (which is generally pretty early with the little one). Having a little time to work on my own skiing makes the time with the kids more enjoyable to ski, especially since with the 4 year old I end up in a snowplow with her much of the time.
When we are skiing down as a family, we try to keep my husband or myself infront, then the 2 kids following, with one of us behind to be there to help whomever has just fallen down if they need it. I also like to shadow the little one when the mountain is crowded to guard her and keep fast grown up skiers off her tail. Although I have thought about this when it is just her and I, which is best to do, have her follow my line? Or should I be behind her to keep fast skiers off her tail since sometimes her turns are unpredictable (regardless of if she is following us, she normally veers from the line - something we are working on)? Also, I've noticed that here in Europe most of the shops now carry the back protectors for kids to wear under their jackets, and I've noticed a bunch of kids with them in the restaurants once their jackets are off. We haven't done this yet, just the helmets so far.
When we are skiing down as a family, we try to keep my husband or myself infront, then the 2 kids following, with one of us behind to be there to help whomever has just fallen down if they need it. I also like to shadow the little one when the mountain is crowded to guard her and keep fast grown up skiers off her tail. Although I have thought about this when it is just her and I, which is best to do, have her follow my line? Or should I be behind her to keep fast skiers off her tail since sometimes her turns are unpredictable (regardless of if she is following us, she normally veers from the line - something we are working on)? Also, I've noticed that here in Europe most of the shops now carry the back protectors for kids to wear under their jackets, and I've noticed a bunch of kids with them in the restaurants once their jackets are off. We haven't done this yet, just the helmets so far.