First set of First Tracks off Chair 2 at Alpental for my 12yo. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9efbf2ab07.jpg
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First set of First Tracks off Chair 2 at Alpental for my 12yo. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9efbf2ab07.jpg
Looking good!Quote:
Originally Posted by phatty
Lovin' the Kid Stoke!
Got my 2 yr old out for the first time a few weeks back. My 4 year old jumped right back to where we left off last season... I got both of them on the lift for a few hours solo. That was fun. Here's the vid with the kids in the beginning and the end. I got a few runs in solo mid-day so there's some footage of that.
Race day!
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Training run yesterday.
A couple GoPro captures. Sage (5) getting a little more aggressive around the gates.
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Sunsets at Chestnut are almost always good, sometimes mind blowing. Tonight was just good. Random friends kid (6) who doesn't think turning is a necessity following my wife and daughter doing the snake so he can learn the ways of the world.
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First place yesterday!
Another round today.
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Big ups to our young coach Mikael.
Congrats dude!!!
Thanks!
Proud dad right here.
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2nd place Sunday and fastest overall weekend time for his age group. Job well done, son.
!!!!!! way to go OwenQuote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Congrats to Owen!
Our 8-year-old's gotten two real-deal powder days already this season. He likes it!
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First time on real ski gear for the 3 yo mini-maggette this weekend. Sunday she lapped the magic carpet at Alpy 15 times. Although she is still too small (and that run too steep) for her to not be in between my legs, she was riding the carpet completely by herself and was really getting the whole pizza/fries thing.
Go Owen!
I got stoked watching junior flowing and junior acinpdx shred chair 2 all weekend. Couple of good kids you guys have.
My wife says he and I are going to some sorta Hood ski camp this summer. FKNA
Awesome!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LegoSkier
(Propagandize them early, I always say)
Thx!Quote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
E enjoyed meeting you and skiing with the big guys!
Good news! The snow pack should be reasonable this summer!Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Nothing wrong with racing but freestyle programs teach A LOT of technique. Your experience was with a shitty freestyle program.Quote:
Originally Posted by oftpiste
Anyone use Hookease for super young kids? My wife, a snowboarder, bought a set and now I, a skier, have to figure them out. When the kid falls in front of me it's a mess to avoid. And it seems like the groomers have to be perfect so I can slide her skis around without making her fall. Easy to catch an edge. Arghhhhh....stupid well-meaning loving wife.
Good to share turns on frozen water this time!Quote:
Originally Posted by Norseman
Alrighty then. Whatever you say. Sounds like you have young kids. Come talk to me again when they're older.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted
I've been closely watching many competitive junior free skiers for many seasons, many times each season as my own have come through the system. A number of my eldest's and even middle's peers are now skiing on the FWT, Cold Rush, Skiers Cup etc.
I can state unequivocally that most, not all, but most - I'd say 70%+ - of successful junior competitors have racing in their backgrounds. I am not nor have I ever been a racer or terribly fond of that culture, kids who have racing backgrounds absolutely shine technically over those that have not had that rigorous (yes boring and tedious) technical training. You can see it in the way they ski.
My kids readily acknowledge the advantages they gained from it, and the judges tend to prove this point over and over in the 'technique' category.
Those two kids are definitely a couple of rippers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
I want my kid to ski with them
FKN stoke right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by LegoSkier
used them at 1.5yo with my kid, I think they are great for getting them used to standing and gliding. Never had an issue with edges catching or anything, maybe you're torquing them too much, I use a real light touch when we're going downhill. Pushing the kid around on the flats doesn't work that well if youre trying to skate at the same time, but for controlling speeding and aiming them while going down I've never had any issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by muted