Took my son skiing for the first time when he was five. After a few runs in a ski harness he was off and wanted poles. Seemed okay right off with them and he's never looked back. So much easier to teach them when young and there is no fear.
There are so many adults skiing without poles these days...experienced skiers too. I like my poles too much though.
sorry to hear that mate. Condolences if they are in order.
A lot of younger skiers do it since they're skiing switch, sliding rails, hitting jumps...etc. What's surprising is the number of people who are just plain skiing without poles. It's kind of beyond my interest level but I get it.
you know you worked your thighs when a day or so later you have to drop from a foot up onto the toilet seat or use the seat to lower yourself down
this is tragic stuff
yes they water tracks, also Peacock's coverage of world cup skiing is really terrible this year
My son hated ski lessons, at 8 YO he refused, saying he wanted to ski with me. Well, if you're going to ski with me, you're going to ski what I ski. I showed him how to make turns in the steeps, and Taos gets steep. That season he started doing double blacks and trees.have fun, buy the kid a lesson and go skiing, the Instructors will be able to tell you
best investment my wife and I made early on with the kids was putting them in multi day ski school programs when we went up for vacations for a few years. We could not really afford it at the time but it’s worth every penny. They learn how to ski and have fun with other kids and you get to go skiing. Then when they are say 10-12 they ski better than you do and can ski anything you can.
Fuuck me. I have a trip with CMH in about 2 weeks. Been skiing with them for over a decade. Biggest danger is usually tree wells and other clients getting stupid
if you can't breathe and someone can't get to you in a short time you die, period, the transponders become body beacons, sad for them and their families
my SAR colleague says CO has the worst avalanche conditions in decades, four have died already and he says thats amazing cause usually they lose way more than that on average, guess word is getting out one way or the otherMy son hated ski lessons, at 8 YO he refused, saying he wanted to ski with me. Well, if you're going to ski with me, you're going to ski what I ski. I showed him how to make turns in the steeps, and Taos gets steep. That season he started doing double blacks and trees.
He actually became well known on the mountain. We'd hike the ridge to the chutes, me carrying both sets of skis. Much older guys would ask "what are you skiing Chris?"
He's 25 now, lived in Taos last winter, when I came up he carried my skis.
Fuuck me. I have a trip with CMH in about 2 weeks. Been skiing with them for over a decade. Biggest danger is usually tree wells and other clients getting stupid
It's the reality of turning high risk activities into a commodity. On the flip side, the training, information, and support that's available to groms is world class these days. It's easy to point to fatalities that happen in a structured setting as being the result of that structure, but you won't see the deaths that didn't happen.
Thanks for that perspective, will forward this to my buddy.
Yes, that "deaths that didn't happen" thing is a big one along with the "days doing the activity". Helmet use on the road and skiing etc comes to mind. At a high level brain injuries per days skied should be out there I would think going back enough time to be meaningful.
