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How Young can a snowboarder be?
I've been riding for a while, and have recently had my first kid - a
wonderful little daughter. I want to get her started as young as possible in the sport, so that we can go as a family (my wife rides too). Obviously age 0 is too young , but what is the consensus (if any) on lower-limit ages for kids and snowboards? It isn't a question I've ever had to consider before. Training is already beginning, of sorts, in the form of general balance training and stimulation of the vestibular system via spinning and stopping, jumping, etc. But I've seen very young kids on skis; I'm not sure how young a snowboarder can be. |
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How Young can a snowboarder be?
"dengel" wrote in message
ups.com... I've been riding for a while, and have recently had my first kid - a wonderful little daughter. I want to get her started as young as possible in the sport, so that we can go as a family (my wife rides too). Obviously age 0 is too young , but what is the consensus (if any) on lower-limit ages for kids and snowboards? It isn't a question I've ever had to consider before. Training is already beginning, of sorts, in the form of general balance training and stimulation of the vestibular system via spinning and stopping, jumping, etc. But I've seen very young kids on skis; I'm not sure how young a snowboarder can be. A friend of mine was told 10 for kids due to the strength required in the legs to board. I have found kids as young as three being taught skiing though. My friends son is 7 and was taking lessons when 6 and he handles himself quite well though he is a fairly hefty young lad and has no problems with stamina when out on the hill all morning. My daughter is currently just two and will be coming next winter after a break for us of two years so will see how she gets on with skis for a couple or more years and give her a board when she feels ready. ((((º Bert Root® º)))) |
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How Young can a snowboarder be?
The 10 figure is way too high. I have heard 7.... don't know when Shaun
White started riding, but he was in videos by age 10. A friend of mine was told 10 for kids due to the strength required in the legs to board. |
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How Young can a snowboarder be?
I've been riding for a while, and have recently had my first kid - a
wonderful little daughter. I want to get her started as young as possible in the sport My daughter is 4 and has a blast on skis, she has a Burton Chicklet 90 board but isn't realy strong enough yet. There is a 5 year old at my hill who rips. My advice, start on skis as soon as she is able to walk up and down stairs without holding onto anything. That's when my daughter really took off on skis. Before that it was more work than play. Mike T ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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How Young can a snowboarder be?
On 2007-01-19, dengel wrote:
I've been riding for a while, and have recently had my first kid - a wonderful little daughter. I want to get her started as young as possible in the sport, so that we can go as a family (my wife rides too). Obviously age 0 is too young , but what is the consensus (if any) on lower-limit ages for kids and snowboards? It isn't a question I've ever had to consider before. Training is already beginning, of sorts, in the form of general balance training and stimulation of the vestibular system via spinning and stopping, jumping, etc. But I've seen very young kids on skis; I'm not sure how young a snowboarder can be. My friends boy started at 4. He also started on the lift at 4. Most lift operators allowed his dad to lift him onto the chair with both feet strapped, and he'd just ride off the chair. The kid was/is really small for his age too. We always got laugh watching all the people pointing/staring at the 30" tall kid blasting down the blue runs. |
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