Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]

[phatty]

First set of First Tracks off Chair 2 at Alpental for my 12yo.

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First set of First Tracks off Chair 2 at Alpental for my 12yo.

Looking good!

[telek]

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.

[~mikey b]

Race day!




Training run yesterday.

[~mikey b]

[uglymoney]

A couple GoPro captures. Sage (5) getting a little more aggressive around the gates.


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.

[~mikey b]

First place yesterday!

Another round today.


Big ups to our young coach Mikael.

[GimpToo]

Congrats dude!!!

[~mikey b]

Thanks!

Proud dad right here.



2nd place Sunday and fastest overall weekend time for his age group. Job well done, son.

[NHguy]

!!!!!! way to go Owen

[bobz]

Congrats to Owen!


Our 8-year-old's gotten two real-deal powder days already this season. He likes it!

[LegoSkier]

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.

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Go Owen!

[TAFKALVS]

I got stoked watching junior flowing and junior acinpdx shred chair 2 all weekend. Couple of good kids you guys have.

[~mikey b]

My wife says he and I are going to some sorta Hood ski camp this summer. FKNA

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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.

Awesome!!
(Propagandize them early, I always say)

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I got stoked watching junior flowing and junior acinpdx shred chair 2 all weekend. Couple of good kids you guys have.

Thx!
E enjoyed meeting you and skiing with the big guys!

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My wife says he and I are going to some sorta Hood ski camp this summer. FKNA

Good news! The snow pack should be reasonable this summer!

[muted]

In our experience the freestyle program had some technique but it wasn't a focus. Racing programs drill that shit (upper body separation, hand position among other things) in so it sticks.

Nothing wrong with racing but freestyle programs teach A LOT of technique. Your experience was with a shitty freestyle program.

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.

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Skiing with Quincy and Evan was so much fun at BBi16! They skied more than anyone at Alpental for three days in a row. First and last chair.

Good to share turns on frozen water this time!

[oftpiste]

Nothing wrong with racing but freestyle programs teach A LOT of technique. Your experience was with a shitty freestyle program.

Alrighty then. Whatever you say. Sounds like you have young kids. Come talk to me again when they're older.

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.

[LegoSkier]

I got stoked watching junior flowing and junior acinpdx shred chair 2 all weekend. Couple of good kids you guys have.

Those two kids are definitely a couple of rippers.

[~mikey b]

I want my kid to ski with them

[~mikey b]

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.

FKN stoke right there.

[hambergerz]

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.

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.