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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ex would rag on the kind of people who bragged like this but then force our then-4/5/6 year old to ski crazy mogul runs under the lift so he could hear people cheer for them from the lift. Kid could do it with style but wanted to be with their friends or playing on tree runs and would cry to me after.

At the time we were locals and skiing 40-60 days/year.

You don’t have to be a visitor on vacation to be a total arrogant loser who tries to feed his ego through his children because he’s a small man. In all ways.[/quote]

It sounds like your kids were crying because they had FOMO about not skiing with their friends, not that they minded skiing moguls under the lifts.  We're local to a mountain town, and our kids want to ski with their friends, too, whether it's under the lift, in the trees, in the terrain park, or on the Nastar course. By 7, they load the lift on their own when they're with their team, so they feel very independent and know the mountain. When they have a day off, they no longer think they need us.  It's a little sad, actually. It happens too fast.  From 7-8, they'll still ski with parents, but hopefully it's with a friend and their mom or dad.  By 9-10, family skiing is over, except on special occasions, like holidays, if you plan a trip to another mountain, or if you let them ditch the morning of school to ski with you on a powder day. [/quote]

Uh no. My kids were upset because they  knew no matter how good the snow was anywhere else, if it was a busy day they’d have to be on display for dad’s show. Worst part was he always insisted he had to go first so he could get fresh tracks so if they popped a ski or fell they were on their own to dig their skis out or pop back in. Then he would make them listen to “feedback sessions” on the lift when they just wanted to tell jokes and riddles and sing.

And yes as they got older they tried to peel off and ski with friends and neighborhood groups and their dad would freaking show up and tag along like he was also a 9 year old. Not surprising that they took many years off skiing after the divorce and only came back to it on their terms. He’s still mad at one of them for becoming a Nordic skier. [/quote]

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