How to Ski With Your Child

One of the great things about skiing is getting the chance to spend time with family in a fun atmosphere. A love of skiing tends to be passed from one generation to the next.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ski Hats
• Ski Clothing
• Ski Equipment
• Ski Goggles
• Ski Helmets

1. Let your child dictate the pace. We all know you can ski better terrain faster, but that's not the point.

2. Take your child out for at least one run, especially if he or she has been in lessons for part or all of the day. It's a good way to see improvement.

3. Allow your child to be part of the decision-making process, asking questions such as "Which lift should we take?" or "Why don't you choose this run?"

4. Offer plenty of encouragement. Try and recall how difficult learning to ski was for you. Keep that thought in mind while you spend some time waiting on the hill.

5. Give your child just one or two tips. There's too much going on to concentrate on a stream of commands.

6. Let your child make mistakes. Not cliff- or tree-size mistakes, but mogul-size crashes are all part of the learning process.

7. Be patient and have fun.

Tips & Warnings

• Ride the lift together so you can watch other skiers/snowboards slide and, more important, crash.

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[Messinger]

on 3/5/2007 If your child is very new to skiing, ski ahead of your child. Ski at a speed which the child will be comfortable with and make wide turns your child can follow. Basically, you are laying a track you want your child to follow.

Later, when your child is more experienced, you can ski ahead or behind, on a different track. Let the leader dictate where you will stop and rest, but ski close enough to allow whomever is following to call for a rest stop.