Tips
Here are some tips for young kids and ski school.
* Label all of your kids clothes. We use stickers on her helmet and sharpies on everything else.
* This is not like day care. The kid has to want to stay. You can’t drop them off when they crying and running after you. You need to get them excited about it before you go.
* Show them where the bathroom is – they have lots of ski equipment on so they need all the extra time they can get.
* Talk to the instructors and find out when they will be outside skiing. This the best part, watching them ski!
* Be sure to let them know if you kid has any allergies
* Find out what is the best time to drop off your children, some times are busier than other.
* Keep track of your kids levels so you can easily tell the instructions where your kid’s level is at the beginning of the next class.
Breckenridge Thanksgiving 2008 - Lots of Snow
My daughter had her first lesson of 2008. It was a good ski day for adults but not for little people. The snow was so thick she couldn’t slide down the hill. She had to scoot her skis to get down – so she didn’t have nearly as much fun as she usually does.
She is normally in red but she borrowed her cousins snow suit this day. With the helmet on I get her confused with her cousin.
Interesting note: adults powder good, little kids powder bad.
Ski Gear for the Kids
Every ski school I went to had ski equipment available for renting. It was extra, on average around $15 extra. The renting equipment and getting the kids setup was probably the hardest part of the check in process so you might want to do it before.
Helmets are required in all ski schools. You can rent a helmet or buy. We bought one for my daughter. She adds stickers to her helmet, it is a nice way to mark it as hers. She loves stickers and skiing.
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