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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, we live in a ski town, and all the 7 year olds on our kids’ race teams at that age skied blacks and double blacks. They free skied the whole mountain, hiked the peaks, did most of the terrain park, and were on pace to out ski their parents who didn’t have a racing background by 8 or 9. It’s just the reality of growing up in a mountain town. No one bragged because it’s not special. [/quote]

DP, but I think that’s the point. Some parents think this is a flex or accomplishment. [/quote]

I know that’s the point. But those of us who have older kids know that 99% of kids regress to a mean. Even the kids who go on to race in college, which is like the top 1% of Americans (look at how stacked Dartmouth, Middleburry and Utah’s rosters are with Europeans), don’t make it to the World Cup; they graduate and get desk jobs.

And kids who grow up in mountain towns are on the snow 60+ days a year between nights and weekends.  At 7 in a mountain town, 40 days might be with a team and coach between team free skiing on the weekends, gates on week nights, and mix in a night of freestyle or Nordic to keep it fun and try everything. The other 20 days are with family. [/quote]

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