Just got skis for my 18 month little girl, going to try some flat land touring in March... she walks all over the house with ski poles in her hands now... next season we'll try her on a gentle slope.
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Just got skis for my 18 month little girl, going to try some flat land touring in March... she walks all over the house with ski poles in her hands now... next season we'll try her on a gentle slope.
This...start as earlier and as often and as long as you and they can take it....push them but make it fun...the faster they learn to get good the more they realize they are good and want to do it more...
I started this one at about 24 months....she just turned 8 in Dec and here she is winning the GS race at Breck last week
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Watch what you say and watch what you do, kids will copy everything.
After skiing backwards all day taking vids/pics of her, Piper figured it was her turn.
http://youtu.be/EuW_jjQ8JlA
she skis switch way better than me!
My 5-year-old, at Bellayre this last weekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7IOT-FYACM
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Owen in the freestyle comp this weekend
There is video but I don't have it yet.
Thanks. We are super proud.
Sage this last weekend @ 2 years 10 months. As good as the last couple years have been it is about five thousand times better taking her skiing now that she is rockin the K2's instead of riding around in her blue sled. So much fun!
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Ripping through the bunny hill gates!
Zach(5) skiing "my Blue Heaven" at Kicking horse day 6 on snow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZX7xOwPxmlY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qns_Z5fufmg&feature=youtu.be
Sorry about the wind...did not have time to edit it out.
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We've been finding it tough to get out as a family with a 3 year old and 1 year old. Then the backpack solution presented itself. We've even taken the little (He's actually ~30 lbs, so not so little) guy up the chair and I skied with him on my pack while my wife took held the reins of the 3 year old.
Touring with my 6yo and her Gramma yesterday.... She asked to go!!!!
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And then I found a cave.
http://youtu.be/Vln6ML3kQ2g
First time on skis! She's 2 years and a couple of months. This is just play time, the real stuff starts next winter.
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Awesome Danno
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How do you get to be the fastest 6-year-old girl (white helmet) on the team? Ski with the boys. /vicariousparentpridebraggadocio
Still learning the finer points of "The Point"
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But found his new favorite trail (boot deep...well, knee deep to him, will do that):
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Lots of summertime kid stoke in this one: a look back at the summer of 2012 with my family.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP1iaFeYoqg
start reading: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...Baby-Tech-Talk
3 months of bitter cold kept us from getting Anna out much during the heart of winter. However, we decided to close the season down proper. My wife took off with some friends and headed to California while I held down the fort at home.
Memorial Weekend 2013: Me, Anna and Van. This was Van's first day on the slopes.
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Riding the Red Tram
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Me, Anna and Van
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Anna making turns in the slush
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One stoked little ski bunny and one zonked out boy ...in a bunny suit = successful day
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I've said it before in this thread... I know that my kids won't remember the awesome things we did with them as babies and toddlers; but, the goal is for them to never remember a time when they weren't getting out and playing with their mom and dad.
good on you Dad!