[kickstand]

He's 6, went twice last year, today we went out and linking turns finally clicked. Build some more confidence on the bunny hill for a few more times out and he should be ready to start riding the chair soon.

those were supposed to be videos....

try this.

http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee270/up_roktoy/?action=view&current=photobucket-3120-1325549968090.mp4

http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee270/up_roktoy/?action=view&current=photobucket-3581-1325542307675.mp4

 

[Leppah]

THat's awesome. I can't wait until my little baby girl is big enough to get out there to teach. I have a little while though. She's only 10 months old right now.

 

[kickstand]

Yeah you have some time....

I may have jumped the gun a little taking him last year a few times, it wasn't until yesterday which was his 6th time going all together that he was able to link some turns together. It's a lot of fun though.

 

[TreeSaw]

Very cool!!!

We've debated taking Sydney. Sq-Earl skied when he was younger and we all snowmobile (she just got her own for Christmas) and snowshoe so we already have some winter hobbies, but I think she'd enjoy it and it's much easier to learn when you're younger.

 

[woodsguy]

I started skiing when I was 6. When I was an snowboarding instructor in college my best students were 6-9. It seemed like the older they get the longer it took them to pick it up. The college kids were really tough.

 

[kickstand]

I noticed the same when I instructed, 7-9 year old girls picked it up no problem, little boys were a bit more stubborn and didn't listen as well.

My boy turned 6 in august, snowboarded a little last year, and 3 times so far this year, he finally figured out how to link his turns together yesterday, so he should really get the hang of it quickly now.

 

[ICEBALL585]

My dad had me on skis at age 2 and I had my first season pass when I was 3. Although my grandpa was a ski patrol and my dad was the race coach so my season pass was free. I was a ski instructor when I was in high school and my thought was usually the earlier you can get the kids on skis/boards the better.

 

[skibunny24]

Nice!!! We'll be taking teh 5 year old up this year, started him when he was three, but we are 2 plankers... did he start on skis? Or straight to the board?

 

[kickstand]

Nice!!! We'll be taking teh 5 year old up this year, started him when he was three, but we are 2 plankers... did he start on skis? Or straight to the board?

I started him on the board. I was a little concerned he would get discouraged and not enjoy it. I mean anyone with an ounce of athletic ability can snowplow down a hill on skis (don't mistake that comment for me thinking skiing is easy, skiing takes YEARS to get very good at in comparison to a board) but on a board you must learn how to turn it to be able to ride down the hill with out catching edges and falling.

A lot of people who I used to instruct with (2000 ish)always said kids shouldn't board until they are either 7 or 8 or have skied first.

I dunno how much of that I believe in, but either way, I started him on a board because it is what he said he wanted to learn to do instead of skiing, it was his choice.

 

[skibunny24]

I started him on the board. I was a little concerned he would get discouraged and not enjoy it. I mean anyone with an ounce of athletic ability can snowplow down a hill on skis (don't mistake that comment for me thinking skiing is easy, skiing takes YEARS to get very good at in comparison to a board) but on a board you must learn how to turn it to be able to ride down the hill with out catching edges and falling.

A lot of people who I used to instruct with (2000 ish)always said kids shouldn't board until they are either 7 or 8 or have skied first.

I dunno how much of that I believe in, but either way, I started him on a board because it is what he said he wanted to learn to do instead of skiing, it was his choice.

Nice! I was an instructor for 5 years (until I got preggo with the little one), and heard the same thing about starting them later. We put our little guy on skis because I was a ski instructor and though I can teach boarding too, Lucas sees me ski, so that's what he wants to do. It's so cool so see such a little guy on a board though! Maybe Lucas will have to see your little man's pics!

 

[Transcend]

Nice! Definitely harder to learn to snowboard but you progress faster. Easier to learn to ski, but it takes years and years to master.

 

[kickstand]

Nice! I was an instructor for 5 years (until I got preggo with the little one), and heard the same thing about starting them later. We put our little guy on skis because I was a ski instructor and though I can teach boarding too, Lucas sees me ski, so that's what he wants to do. It's so cool so see such a little guy on a board though! Maybe Lucas will have to see your little man's pics!

I have some better pics on my facebook, those were actually supposed to come through as video's.

I think that is why Xander chose to snowboard, simply cause that is what I do. I taught a few lessons back in the day on ski's too, I can wedge turn and wedge to parralell like no body's business lol.

After snowboarding for so long (I started in 91) I wonder from time to time how fun it would be to ski again.

 

[kickstand]

Nice! Definitely harder to learn to snowboard but you progress faster. Easier to learn to ski, but it takes years and years to master.

agreed

 

[woodsguy]

Nice! Definitely harder to learn to snowboard but you progress faster. Easier to learn to ski, but it takes years and years to master.

"A new skier will be better after a day or two but a new snowboarder will be better after a year".

I started skiing at age 6 in '78 and started snowboarding at 14 in '86 and haven't looked back. I did however ski during the training weekend to become a snowboard instructor. Their rational was that there may be a case where I would have to teach skiing or if we couldn't ski then it would show us what it was like to be a beginner. I had never been on shaped skies and it was much easier. They also made us ride switch. At the time I had an asymetrical alpine carving board with just a tiny curve in back. It was tough but I managed much better than I thought seeing as how I never ride switch. However, I did probably the worst fly swatter ever at the bottom trying to stop.

 

[kickstand]

I actually taught a few lessons on skis when I was a snowboard instructor. Went to the rental department, suited up, and then there I was teaching myself and 5 kids how to do snowplows and wedge turns lol

 

[woodsguy]

The closest I got to a ski lesson was the kinderski (4-6). I was dreading it but it was really fun.

 

[kickstand]

Took him out again, made some good progress, unfortunately after I buckled him in he took off on me and I didn't catch the top portion of his run, he was also pretty tired (we rode for almost 7 hours) , and at the end of his run he tried to do some sort of jump and lost his balance and caught his heel edge, but it was a pretty good run. We had a great day.

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