Ultimate Ski/Snowboard Interest thread!!!

Thanks Bob. I hope I can get some riding in this year.

Yep gotta get the POW

That was exactly how it happened at the office in Summit.

 

really cool edit from spring '11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8r5TUvljG4?version=3

 

new meaning to night skiing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybAohTwB5PA?version=3

 

Anyone have any experience with getting their child on skis? My daughter who will be 5 in Jan is good at everything and fearless to no end. I was thinking about getting her into skiing this year. We were thinking about hitting up a ski slope somewhere in the North East, spending the weekend and skiing one of the days. That way my wife will get a break from having to watch our son, he will be 2 in Jan.

 

FU Utah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WldH5m7iN7w?version=3

 

Wait did he say that was for 2012/2013? As in this winter? Wtf! FU Utah!

Also, I've been there on a 2ft pow day...place was fucking awesome!

 

it's from this storm that is working it's way into CO now...tahoe got 2-3ft, utah got 1-2ft...i hope it has some left to leave here in CO

 

I was born in Vermont and we had a cross country ski center next door to our house. My parents were avid Nordic skiiers at the time so as soon as I could walk they put me on xc skis and would take me out (I guess verrrry slowly ). My first time down hill skiing was when I was probably around 5. I'd say the best way to teach kids is just to put them in ski school, that way you still get to have some fun instead of dealing with the kid the whole time. Also the ski school instructors are better teachers than you.

 

x3 Love that place! I rode there before the new lifts, they used to be slow as snot, so the resort would be empty

Rode one time forgot my jacket and gloves at home the snow was so deep the chairs were scrapping the pow where you get on, bout had to sit on the "ground" to get on! Wore a rain jacket and wool gloves and shredded

 

yup unless you are a good skier and want to teach them
in that case you get the rope out....
thats the way my buddys teach there kids.... started them at like 3-4 years old

 

gawd damn muther fucker thats some crazy white shit, yall be crazy sliding down those hill. I stay in the hotel with the hoes and some OE

 

Larry?

 

When I went there I had 15 bucks left in spending cash...and my buddies wanted to do a snow cat ride up to the hop of the mountain...so I had a choice between buy a cat ticket or eat for the rest of the day...I chose cat ride

I made it the rest of the trip on a bag of munching and Arizona. Worth it.

 

NIce! I miss winters out there been following the work tho, and summer time I like it wet Been like 4 years since my last Rockies trip....one more year older this year....fuk

 

Well he's banned now too.. So maybe

 

At 5, I would put her in a couple days of lessons with kids her own age. Fun for her and you get some time to ski. Most places have some good package deals to hook the kids.

I started my son at 2 and my daughter at 3. A mix of 2 hour lessons and sking with my wife and I. Your back will pay the price in the early years untangling them. We ditched the lessons 3 years ago and just had the kids ski with us. I don't baby them we ski anything and everyting on the mountain (it's my time too). Now with the kids at 8 and 10, it's my wife (who is a good skier) is at the end of the line. One of the best sports you can do as a family!

Looks like the thread is alive again with the storm rolling out here!

 

I am thinking about getting her some rental skis and to take a class at least once. The first weekend we go unless she absolutely loves it and needs to go again. I am excited, I am sure she will like it. I know it is good to start kids off early with anything and everything. I didnt start skiing until I was in 9th or 10th grade.