Lessons in Skiing for Children
If your kids have skied before you may know the skis appropriate
for them and make the reservations before hand. If you are
skiing during a holiday of high skier count, you should ask
about reserving skis and equipment. Also, some ski resorts will
take reservations for group lessons. You should make
reservations for your private lessons in advance to assure your
lessons.
Your kids need a high-quality sun block, even if the sun is not
out and bright. They will also require goggles and perhaps sun
glasses. Goggles work the best for most kids. It is also
advisable to have helmets for the children. A number of rental
shops have helmets for rent. You will be able to purchase them
at the ski resort.
There is no set age to start your kids skiing. Some children can
do it at age six while some three-year-old children may be ready.
In a private lesson the child has one on one attention. Remember
the ski resort with all the distractions of new sites such as
lifts maybe snowmobiles, people on skis going by at speeds that
might seem to them as outrageous. All of this distracts them and
they do not have their attention on the instructor.
Many times the children will have more fun in group lessons. The
inter-reactions with other children and the games that a good
instructor will have the group play on ski's make it a good
learning experience, as well as having fun.