yeah it is too young

Anonymous wrote:We put my son on skis last winter at 3. We are trying lessons next week - he turned four in September.

That's fine. We're Austrian (here temporarily). Both of my sons were on skis by 2, and very capable skiers by 4-5. But it's not uncommon when you live in the mountains and around ski areas. They still required a lot of supervision though, since their judgement was not on par with their ski skills.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Whoops, FTM parent here and I guess I envisioned it more as a we go down a hill together where I hold the baby in my lap.

Even so, do you have any idea of how unsafe that is? JFC.

--ER physician

My husband and I took our 9 month old sledding and pushed her down this teeny tiny hill and my heart was still in my throat.

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Anonymous wrote:All I can picture are head, neck and brain injuries. Please don't.

I know someone who caused her baby to have a brain injury by taking her horse riding in a Day Baby Bjorn, so, no.

Omg. As a lifelong rider, this makes me absolutely sick. What a clueless fool.

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Anonymous wrote:We took our kid sledding at that age all bundled up on a small hill with us, and he was skiing black diamonds by 4.5 yo. Maybe he just inherited our reckless genes, though.

You are going to fit right into DCUM. Your kid is clearly destined to be an Olympian!

Ugh, these 4.5 year olds snowplowing down steep slopes so that parents can say their kids “did a black diamond” are a dime a dozen.

Anonymous wrote:We took our kid sledding at that age all bundled up on a small hill with us, and he was skiing black diamonds by 4.5 yo. Maybe he just inherited our reckless genes, though.

You are going to fit right into DCUM. Your kid is clearly destined to be an Olympian!