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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you and your spouse do not ski there is no point in teaching your kids to ski. Lessons only go so far, they need time "free" skiing to develop the skills. They can learn as adults if they want. [/quote]

+1. This doesn’t sound like the right activity for your family. And yes, kids do need their parents on the mountain. My kids have both been skiing since age 3 and we ski 50+ days a year. I see countless kids skiing out of control and getting hurt because they took a lesson and then mom and dad sent them off on the mountain by themselves. [/quote]

+2.  Just lessons is not going to cut it and then throwing your kids out on the mountain on their own.  Just because they are able to get down the trail doesn’t mean they are good or have control.  So many of these kids are out of control, have terrible form, etc..

I also agree that lessons only go so far.  They need to free ski and work on what they learn.  The way to do that is ski with a parent or adult skier.  Also the more you ski, the better you will get.  Also once they are competent, they need to ski on different terrain and know how to adjust accordingly.

Don’t waste your time and money OP if neither you or your husband ski.  If your kids really want to do it, they can learn in their 20’s, ski with friends, join ski club, etc…. I say this as someone who was in this boat and learned to ski in my 20’s.  I also say this as a family who started our DS skiing around 5.  DH grew up skiing and came from a skiing family.

We put DS in lessons but also did lots of skiing as a family initially locally and now go out west every year.  The lessons gave him the foundation but he got really good from getting lots of ski time in to practice those skills, especially with DH.  Because of this, it only took him about 3-4 years to surpass me in ability.[/quote]

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