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Good Family Places to Ski?
Asked by L.P. from Dallas
on October 18, 2010
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We have been skiing twice but both times were in France with a great company that caters to families. We stayed in a chalet with other families, had our meals cooked f...
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- All the Colorado place listed below: Steamboat Springs, Vail, Breakenridge. In Canada: Lake Louise/Banff in Alberta, Whistler in British Columbia. You might find ...
- I second Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We took our kids there for spring break when they were about the same age as your kids, and it was great! I believe we stayed at ...
- Well it looks like everyone has named places in Colorado. But I have a suggestion of Taos, New Mexico. As a kid my parents all skiied with their friends and we would...
Ski Gear for 2.5 Year Old
Asked by B.S. from New York
on November 17, 2011
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We plan on taking our toddler on skiis for the first time this winter. ( I learned at 2 as well! :) We will be going to the Adirondacks ski mountain...plan on going a...
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- We had a Helly Hansen snowsuit for them, but they are pricey too. Just do layers so that you can add or take stuff off. The snowsuit we had had little loops on the sle...
- We rent boards and boots for the season (helmet we just use his skate helmet that gets used for everything; bikes, skating, snowboarding, etc. Helmets fit for years an...
- Our kids used LLBean snowsuits at that age. We lived in Alaska and if the day was very cold we put them in patagonia long underwear, fleece pants and top, and then the...
Ski Trip to Colorado???? a Good Place for Getaway.
Asked by V.B. from Dallas
on January 29, 2009
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Hello, my friend and her husband want to get away for spring break and want to take a skiing trip to CO. Does anyone know a great place for them to go????
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- I've skied Breckinridge/Vail/Keystone many times and love it. Keystone has some really challenging bowls off the back of the mountain for black/double black skiiers. ...
- For an economical trip, they could check out Snow Mountain Ranch of the YMCA of the Rockies. http://www.ymcarockies.org/home/our-locations/snow-mountain-ranch
- I love CO! For a beautiful ski Snowmass or Monarch. To see some wild skiers you can hop around the Vail, Breakenridge, Copper Mountain area...they can be crowed but ...
Is Polar Edge a Good Brand?
Asked by R.M. from Austin
on December 13, 2010
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We are going skiing. Is Polar Edge a good brand for ski clothes and thermal wear?
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- Polar Edge is an Academy brand. If you don't go skiing that often, I am sure it would be fine. If you want to buy something that will last or you plan to go skiing m...
- North Face clothing is very good, too. www.thenorthface.com
- I've never heard of it, but we do snowboarding on groomed slopes and hiking/climbing backcountry. Skiing isn't something I do... but it makes me doubtful it's a good b...
Skiing in New Mexico
Asked by E.K. from Dallas
on September 2, 2006
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Can anyone recommend a couple of places to ski in NM? Any good accommodations too? We want to expose our child (3.5yrs) to the sport.
Thanks!
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- Taos was an awesome ski place! We go went there and the skiing was amazing. THey have all levels of terrain. We recently stayed at the family run Austing Haus. It ...
- We went to Red River and loved it! We stayed at a lodge on slopes and very reasonably priced. I would not waste your time with ANgelfire.
- Im looking for the same information. We would love to take our family over spring break to New Mexico. I would be interested in any information too. Lodging etc.. Tha...
When Should My Little Son Start Learning Skiiing/snowboarding?
Asked by J.J. from San Francisco
on August 25, 2009
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Hi,
my son is almost 2.
I know how to ski and snowboard.
I wonder when I should get him on the slope.
which sports to start with? I think skiing is probably eas...
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- we took our little girl last season and she turned 2 in may so she was 20 months or so. We put her on cross country skis and she loved it. She skiied for a total of ab...
- I would consider your child's interest, coordination and leg strength. We put our daughter on skis at 2-1/2 (at first for short tries with us and a harness and wedgie...
- Good Morning J.: When we lived on Guam we had our 4 month old out in the waves body surfing. I have a set of grandchildren that started "baby dirt bike riding" at...
Downhill Skiing for Toddlers?
Asked by J.X. from Minneapolis
on September 16, 2007
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Has anyone started their kids skiing around 2 years old? I'm curious to see if you'd have any tips, or some used equipment! My son will be two this winter and we're go...
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- My SIL did this with all three of her LO's and they all love to ski! My neice is going again this year and she just turned 3. They ski at Trollhaugen and I know that...
- I thought of starting my daughter with skiing last winter when she was 5 and thought she was to young after checking things out. We did the tubing hill instead and tha...
- We started our daughter in Steamboat Colorados ski school last winter, she was 2 1/2. She did't like it at all. Her instructor had her going up on the magic carpet a...
Skiing for Christmas
Asked by N.H. from Dallas
on November 18, 2008
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My girls seem to have everything and we don't like to go over board on gifts but it is getting harder. There is one thing they want...snow. So we are thinking of hav...
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- My family (which we also have 3 girls ages 8-12) is going to Winter Park, CO for the 3rd time this Christmas. We love the Ski Mountain and the town, as well. We driv...
- I grew up in Wyo and then moved to Denver...my favorites growing up were Vail and Steamboat...and topping the list: Jackson Hole, Wyoming is absolutely gorgeous! All a...
- You have gotten great responses. I just wanted to ditto the Angelfire repsonses. We are going this Christmas. I have been there 4 other occasions & it has always been ...
Is My Child Being Excluded?
Asked by C.G. from Sioux Falls
on February 12, 2011
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My son's dad died after a long battle with cancer when he was 13. He is now 17. For several years, his 3 uncles and cousin have been going on a ski trip every winter...
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- Your brother is likely interested in seeing his nephew move on and grow into a man, you know, man up. Someone has to be at the bottom of the totem pole and this time ...
- Well, they do have a point if this is their feeling, because a non-skier or first-time skier cannot hit the same slopes or keep up with experienced skiers and will be ...
- I think the others have pretty much nailed it on the head about the actual ski issue. They probably are excluding him b/c they don't want to "have to" train him and h...
Possible Relocation to Kauai
Asked by R.J. from San Diego
on February 14, 2010
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My DH was just asked to come interview (at their expense, after initial phone interviews he kept to himself) with the DoD in Kauai, which means he's at least 75% proba...
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- Is there any way that you could live on Oahu and he could commute to Kauai? I am not sure on the inter-island rates for flights from Oahu to Kauai, but it's something...
- I moved to Kauai from Oahu (where I was raised) about 5-6 years ago and we love it here. It has a much more laid-back and relaxed atmosphere than Oahu or "the big city...
- Kauai is beautiful and quiet. I am a transplanted California girl who has been living in Hawaii for almost two years now, Half the time on Oahu and the other half on t...
