DH LOVES to snowboard and is really good.
He can't wait to take our LOs snowboarding.
(makes me really nervous!)
I'm wondering how old they should be when we (he) take(s) them?
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DH might! He loves to ski but I suck. Maybe when LO is like 10 they can go on a guys trip
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I grew up in Florida but my parents took us skiing once a year since I was five. We haven't been since I've met DH though. I would love to take a trip when LO gets a little older though!
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Definitely!! We are talking about starting to take trips around the holidays to go skiing. I started skiing really young.
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Yes!!! DH is obsessed with snowboarding!
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We will definitely teach ours to ski, although by "we" I mean "a ski-school teacher." If my kids are anything like me, teaching them something like that myself will not work well.
I think most ski schools let kids starting at 3 enroll. We will probably get them private lessons each time we go from the time they are tiny so they just grow up knowing what they are doing. Plus, those little tinies are SOOO CUTE on the little T-lifts!
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Considering I've never been skiing or snowboarding and I've lived in Utah for ages, no. I will take them sledding. I'm just not into the snowboarder/skier hype.
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We were just talking about this. DH snowboards, and I've never done either, but we really want the kids to learn to ski. I think we'll start DD next winter, when she's 3.5. I guess this means I'm going to have to learn, too!
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DH is planning to teach our LO at about 2-3. I can't wait until we can all go as a family!
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I love to ski/snowboard and would love to teach the kids. It's just not practical since we don't live up north any more, and DD is such a wuss, she would never go.
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Nooooooooooo. Neither of us ski/snowboard and I try to stay away from the snow as much as I can.
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Skiing, yes. We'll go to ski school when they are old enough, and since we'll be living in Europe there are so many amazing places to ski. I wouldn't want them to miss out on that.
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YES! And be "we" I am in @Mrs. Blue: 's camp - I will enroll him in ski school / private lessons.
I think 3 or 4 is the perfect age to begin. My cousin is a ski instructor, so hopefully we can him to come to Austria with us for a ski trip.Speaking of ski instruction, need to get SO lessons too. I really love to ski and it would be nice to share it as a family activity.
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I want them to learn how to do both, preferably skiing first.
My dad taught me how to ski when I was young. It was a special day and my dad would take us out of school for one day (just one kid at a time so we got all of his attention) so I would love for hubs to do this with the kids.
I learned how to snowboard when I got to college and I'm much better at it and I prefer it to skiing, but I have a weird hang-up and I feel like its not cool for a "mom" to be snowboarding. My friends tell me I'm being silly. -
DH is an awesome snowboarder. We will definitely teach LO how to ski or snowboard, but I think we will wait until he is 3-4.
I've seen LO's bombing down the mountain- it's a good age to teach them, because they are totally fearless at that age.
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For sure, we're planning on going next year when DD #1 is 3.5.
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Most definitely! Well, DH will be doing all the teaching or we will enrol LO in lessons of his choosing. We live in Canada so of course he has to ski / snowboard!
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DH is planning on it. I have never been skiing but he loves it and usually goes once a year to CO for a guys trip. He wants to take them by 3 for the first time.
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I grew up cross-country skiing - I can't say I loved mandatory family outings as a teenager, but as an adult I love to strap on my skis and go.
I learned how to downhill ski as an adult, and I'm not a huge fan - the speed and lack of control frankly terrifies me. DH learned to snowboard a few years ago, and he's pretty fearless. I want my kids to learn when they're young - so they're confident in their abilities before the fears of adulthood set in (though maybe that's just something their crazy mama will suffer from).
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We just enrolled him in ski lessons this coming April. He'll be 3.5. He's not very adventurous so not sure how much he'll like it.
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Definitely. I grew up in a town with 3 different ski resorts, and was out on the mountains with my dad before I was walking. I have been skiing since age 2. My parents still live there and it is a huge part of what they do, so I am sure that each winter we will enroll future LOs in ski school.
I loved family outings on the slopes! My favorite was when we would pack a picnic and eat at the old mine ruins!
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As a snowboard instructor, I can say that it is a rare child that has enough weight to shift for snowboarding before the age of 4-5. It's just the mechanics of the equipment that make it hard. However, we're getting our daughter on skis this year at the age of 2. Skis can be managed much earlier.
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I think so, but the decision is to teach them to ski or board because hubby skis and I board. Neither of us can do the either. Ha!
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@Alivoo01: They pretty much have to ski before age 5, then they can switch to boarding.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Interesting. Good to know!!! Thanks!! Wonder what it is about the age break of 5?
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We both ski, and DH snowboards too. We will definitely teach our children to ski first, and snowboard when they want to. Pizza! French Fries! haha.
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Absolutely! I love snowboarding but am a terrible skier. We'll take LO to the slopes when she's older and start her in a ski school and then let her decide whether she wants to stick with skiing or learn to snowboard.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Are you going to rent Lala skis this year, or buy? We talked about taking DD out, but with our living plans so up in the air, it probably won't happen. We have some snowboards I want to get rid of, though, so I'd love to swap them for some kids' skis...
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@Alivoo01: It's not a firm cut off or anything, just in my experience as an instructor, I've only met one 4 year old that had the weight and coordination to be able to make the movements necessary to steer and control a snowboard.
@Honeybee: In Utah, we have a program where you pay $300 and you get skis/snowboard for your child until they are 18. You trade in each year and when they turn 18, you get to keep a pair of skis or snowboard. We figure it's a good investment!
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@Mrs. Jacks: It's a state program?! Can you email the details, please? That's such a good deal!
I think most ski schools let kids starting at 3 enroll. We will probably get them private lessons each time we go from the time they are tiny so they just grow up knowing what they are doing. Plus, those little tinies are SOOO CUTE on the little T-lifts!
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