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Boarder coach, skier student
My daughter is 3.5 yrs old and has had a couple of ski lessons this season.
For whatever reason she doesn't want to go back to ski school - she wants to ski with mom and dad. Mom doesn't go skiing very often (long story), and dad rides a snowboard. At her last lesson she was doing really well following the instructor and stopping on her own. I've read up a little on ski instruction for kids, and can ride well enough so that maneuvering the board around her shouldn't be an issue, so I'm considering taking her with me. The chairlift that services the beginner area is slow and low. Getting on shouldn't be a problem, but getting her off the chair with me being on a board could be intersting. Her ski instructor carried her off the lift - I think I can do that but it's a concern. So my questions are, Will I only confuse my little skier at this point with me trying to coach from a board? Any advice for getting her off the lift cleanly? Anyone ever done this? I'm very proud of her and what she's accomplished already, so part of me wants to leave well enough alone and just wait for next season. On the other hand, she's asking to go with me, her gear and pass is paid for, and I'd love to spend the time with her on the snow...without renting skis if possible. Chris |
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Boarder coach, skier student
If you are trying to teach her, i would say it would be a problem, but
if you just want to go skiing with her, I wouldn't think it would pose a problem.. You can still always hold her hand and guide her off the life on a board (well, I couldn't, but i'm not that good) Chris J. wrote: My daughter is 3.5 yrs old and has had a couple of ski lessons this season. For whatever reason she doesn't want to go back to ski school - she wants to ski with mom and dad. Mom doesn't go skiing very often (long story), and dad rides a snowboard. At her last lesson she was doing really well following the instructor and stopping on her own. I've read up a little on ski instruction for kids, and can ride well enough so that maneuvering the board around her shouldn't be an issue, so I'm considering taking her with me. The chairlift that services the beginner area is slow and low. Getting on shouldn't be a problem, but getting her off the chair with me being on a board could be intersting. Her ski instructor carried her off the lift - I think I can do that but it's a concern. So my questions are, Will I only confuse my little skier at this point with me trying to coach from a board? Any advice for getting her off the lift cleanly? Anyone ever done this? I'm very proud of her and what she's accomplished already, so part of me wants to leave well enough alone and just wait for next season. On the other hand, she's asking to go with me, her gear and pass is paid for, and I'd love to spend the time with her on the snow...without renting skis if possible. Chris |
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Boarder coach, skier student
My advice is take up skiing. It's much easier to go slow
on skis than a snowboard. The best advice for getting off a lift is look up and forward and not at your skis. In fact, that is important in skiing and snowboarding and a common beginner mistake. "Chris J." wrote in message ... My daughter is 3.5 yrs old and has had a couple of ski lessons this season. For whatever reason she doesn't want to go back to ski school - she wants to ski with mom and dad. Mom doesn't go skiing very often (long story), and dad rides a snowboard. At her last lesson she was doing really well following the instructor and stopping on her own. I've read up a little on ski instruction for kids, and can ride well enough so that maneuvering the board around her shouldn't be an issue, so I'm considering taking her with me. The chairlift that services the beginner area is slow and low. Getting on shouldn't be a problem, but getting her off the chair with me being on a board could be intersting. Her ski instructor carried her off the lift - I think I can do that but it's a concern. So my questions are, Will I only confuse my little skier at this point with me trying to coach from a board? Any advice for getting her off the lift cleanly? Anyone ever done this? I'm very proud of her and what she's accomplished already, so part of me wants to leave well enough alone and just wait for next season. On the other hand, she's asking to go with me, her gear and pass is paid for, and I'd love to spend the time with her on the snow...without renting skis if possible. Chris |
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Boarder coach, skier student
"Baka Dasai" wrote in message
news:slrnc1usnv.5hb.idontreadthis@yahoobb220004112 021.bbtec.net... On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:37:42 -0700, Chris J. said (and I quote): My daughter is 3.5 yrs old and has had a couple of ski lessons this season. For whatever reason she doesn't want to go back to ski school - she wants to ski with mom and dad. Mom doesn't go skiing very often (long story), and dad rides a snowboard. At her last lesson she was doing really well following the instructor and stopping on her own. I've read up a little on ski instruction for kids, and can ride well enough so that maneuvering the board around her shouldn't be an issue, so I'm considering taking her with me. The chairlift that services the beginner area is slow and low. Getting on shouldn't be a problem, but getting her off the chair with me being on a board could be intersting. Her ski instructor carried her off the lift - I think I can do that but it's a concern. So my questions are, Will I only confuse my little skier at this point with me trying to coach from a board? Any advice for getting her off the lift cleanly? Anyone ever done this? I've done this with my 3.5 yo daughter. There are no big problems. As far as teaching goes, you should lower your expectations, and then lower them some more. You won't be able to teach her much by telling her - you need to show her, and you can't really do that on a board. I'd limit the teaching to the very occasional, and very simple bit of advice. The only piece of advice I remember having any effect on my daughter was telling her to put her hands on her knees. Nearly all kids lean back too much on skis, and that tip gets their weight a bit more forward. But remember, you don't want to be one of those parents that is constantly screaming advice at their child, causing them to grow resentful and to hate skiing. Even though I was very aware of that trap I could sometimes see myself being drawn into it without thinking. You'd probably be better off just playing silly games like "let's ski like snakes!" or "let's ski like rabbits!". Fun and games, not coaching. If you're really clever you can design the games so that they happen to teach some particular skiing skill. As far as getting on and off the lift goes, just make sure that she's on your toe side, and you shouldn't have too much trouble picking her up under one arm and riding down the ramp with her. Thank you. "Pizza" and "french fries" will probably be the extent of my "coaching." Good to know someone else has done this successfully. Chris -- A: Top-posters. Q: What's the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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Boarder coach, skier student
At her last lesson she was doing really well following the instructor and stopping on her own. I've read up a little on ski instruction for kids, and can ride well enough so that maneuvering the board around her shouldn't be an issue, so I'm considering taking her with me. The chairlift that services the beginner area is slow and low. Getting on shouldn't be a problem, but getting her off the chair with me being on a board could be intersting. Her ski instructor carried her off the lift - I think I can do that but it's a concern. So my questions are, Will I only confuse my little skier at this point with me trying to coach from a board? Any advice for getting her off the lift cleanly? Anyone ever done this? This might be crazy talk but how about booking a private ski lesson for her and tagging along - if you're there it's not a ski school thing, it's still a dad thing. Explain to the instructor you want to practice some fun drills she can do with you when you take her out. Then you'll be confident you won't confuse her or teach her bad habits, and she gets to copy someone on skis the first few times so she knows what to do when it's just the two of you. Liz --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 30/01/04 |
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Boarder coach, skier student
"Chris J." wrote in message
I'm very proud of her and what she's accomplished already, so part of me wants to leave well enough alone and just wait for next season. On the other hand, she's asking to go with me, her gear and pass is paid for, and I'd love to spend the time with her on the snow...without renting skis if possible. From this I assume you can ski, so as og says, ski with her. You're not going to do much challenging stuff on your board anyway and she won't be able to follow you as you would be taking different lines to a snow plough skier. Also when the going gets tough you can plough backwards with her between your legs/skis. If you decide to go the board route, you should be able to get the bottom lift attendant to radio the top lift attendant and give you a hand. -- David Brown ) http://kitemap.co.uk/stack |
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Boarder coach, skier student
"lizbubb" wrote in message
.. . At her last lesson she was doing really well following the instructor and stopping on her own. I've read up a little on ski instruction for kids, and can ride well enough so that maneuvering the board around her shouldn't be an issue, so I'm considering taking her with me. The chairlift that services the beginner area is slow and low. Getting on shouldn't be a problem, but getting her off the chair with me being on a board could be intersting. Her ski instructor carried her off the lift - I think I can do that but it's a concern. So my questions are, Will I only confuse my little skier at this point with me trying to coach from a board? Any advice for getting her off the lift cleanly? Anyone ever done this? This might be crazy talk but how about booking a private ski lesson for her and tagging along - if you're there it's not a ski school thing, it's still a dad thing. Explain to the instructor you want to practice some fun drills she can do with you when you take her out. Then you'll be confident you won't confuse her or teach her bad habits, and she gets to copy someone on skis the first few times so she knows what to do when it's just the two of you. We are looking into this for an upcoming vacation. The plan was for my wife to do a private lesson with her, but maybe I'll try to get involved too. I actually did go with my daughter yesterday and it worked pretty well. We did 4 runs together and there was only one bobble coming off the lift. My board took a beating from her skis but I'll get over it. She did great and we had a lot of fun together. I think I figured out why she didn't want to go back to the ski school: she does not like to follow, she likes to lead. I'd say Follow daddy and she'd say Follow me and then bolt! She gets that from her mom... Liz Chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 30/01/04 |
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"David Brown )" wrote in message
... "Chris J." wrote in message I'm very proud of her and what she's accomplished already, so part of me wants to leave well enough alone and just wait for next season. On the other hand, she's asking to go with me, her gear and pass is paid for, and I'd love to spend the time with her on the snow...without renting skis if possible. From this I assume you can ski, so as og says, ski with her. You're not going to do much challenging stuff on your board anyway and she won't be able to follow you as you would be taking different lines to a snow plough skier. Also when the going gets tough you can plough backwards with her between your legs/skis. If you decide to go the board route, you should be able to get the bottom lift attendant to radio the top lift attendant and give you a hand. I'm not sure I could ski at all at this point, let alone backwards! I never was too good at it, and it's been many many years. The lifties were great and we only had one little mishap coming off at the top. All-in-all it was a success and we're planning on going together again next weekend. -- David Brown ) http://kitemap.co.uk/stack Chris |
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"David Brown \)" wrote in message ...
From this I assume you can ski, so as og says, ski with her. You're not going to do much challenging stuff on your board anyway and she won't be able to follow you as you would be taking different lines to a snow plough skier. Also when the going gets tough you can plough backwards with her between your legs/skis. I have to bite. Og & David: you both say he should take skiing because he won't be able to ride slow, and she won't be able to follow, and a few other reasons. And I say: DON'T. Based on what was said here, there is no reason whatsoever he needs to ski. He can manage on board w/o problems: - she made a lot of progress, so she doesn't need handholding. He rides with her of course, but she can ski on her own, - he can ride as slow or as fast on a board as he wishes, - she wants to lead, not follow. So in this case he will follow, and if he can't make the exact tracks, who cares? Besides he can sideslip in her plough tracks. - they're out there to have fun together. He won't be able to do any challenging stuff regardless of sliding device(s). Good luck Chris! So will you take her boarding when she's older? |
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Boarder coach, skier student
"Sharkie" wrote in message om... "David Brown \)" wrote in message ... From this I assume you can ski, so as og says, ski with her. You're not going to do much challenging stuff on your board anyway and she won't be able to follow you as you would be taking different lines to a snow plough skier. Also when the going gets tough you can plough backwards with her between your legs/skis. I have to bite. Og & David: you both say he should take skiing because he won't be able to ride slow, and she won't be able to follow, and a few other reasons. And I say: DON'T. Based on what was said here, there is no reason whatsoever he needs to ski. He can manage on board w/o problems: - she made a lot of progress, so she doesn't need handholding. He rides with her of course, but she can ski on her own, - he can ride as slow or as fast on a board as he wishes, - she wants to lead, not follow. So in this case he will follow, and if he can't make the exact tracks, who cares? Besides he can sideslip in her plough tracks. - they're out there to have fun together. He won't be able to do any challenging stuff regardless of sliding device(s). Good luck Chris! So will you take her boarding when she's older? I'm going to leave it up to her, but yeah, I'm dying to take her boarding. I've heard that age 6 is about right for getting a child started on a board. Any thoughts? Thanks to everyone for the tips. Chris |
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