How to teach a child to ski

Alpine skiing is extremely popular today. Many parents dream of teaching their children this. In this article, we'll show you when to start, how to teach, and where to ride.

3 years is the optimal age
to put the baby on skis

In children‘s ski schools in Europe, children are taught technique from this age, and they are released on the slope by the age of 4, when the first skills have already been obtained and the body is physically prepared. It is believed that at this age group lessons are more effective than individual ones.
An interesting detail is noted by the instructors: little skiers grasp training faster than their boys of the same age.
European coaches and educators have developed special children's teaching methods in a playful way. The first thing that young athletes are taught is how to keep the skis in parallel while descending and how to brake the plow correctly. For fun and simplicity, these actions are referred to by children as “pizza” and “french fries.”

Important Tips for Choosing Children's Equipment
• Overalls must have a good Klamath control system: moisture and wind protection.
• Ski boots are chosen strictly according to the height and weight of the child, but not for growth. For babies, softer designs with one clip are suitable, after 5 years you can switch to models analogous to adults.
• Children 3-5 years old are recommended to ski as short as possible. Children 5-7 years old – skis no longer than 70 cm are suitable.
• Make sure that the child has the correct helmet and goggles for the size of his head.

Trust your child to professionals,
and do not try to teach yourself

This is important and must be remembered! The basic foundations of a descent should be laid by a professional. Older children are distracted when parents are present. When working with kids, someone close is allowed.

First lessons with an instructor – an
exciting ski game

In good sports schools, it all starts with a game – children are taught to walk properly in equipment, playing moon astronauts, to slide in the snow, like Chip and Dale on their paws, it's funny, but it's right to fall. This is how the right skills are taught. And some parents should not resist this, arguing that they do not see the results. Everything has its time!

Do not be afraid of injury
and mentally attract negativity.

In ski schools, children are supervised, the equipment is chosen correctly, the reliability of helmets, boots and other things is checked, the slopes are intended only for a group of skiers, so the likelihood that someone will race at high speed on a sled or snowboard is absolutely excluded.

In how many days will a child be
taught to ski downhill?

Of course, all children master skills in different ways, but on average, a 5-day express course of study is defined. We advise you not to pay for the entire course at once, but pay for the lessons by lesson. Toddlers are unpredictable – they can get sick, get depressed, or simply protest against classes.

Don't burden the child with enhanced guardianship

It is one thing to help to get up if the baby has fallen, but it is another thing to drag the child from the slope in your arms, carry skis and a backpack for him, and put him on the lift with you. Teach him to be independent from childhood!

While vacationing with a child abroad,
do not be afraid of language barriers

Firstly, in the Alpine children's ski schools for tourists now they select instructors who speak different languages.
Secondly, each instructor has a phrasebook in all languages, with the necessary phrases “Did you hit?”, “Don't you understand?”, “Are you cold?”
Third, the descent technique is explained by gestures and examples.
Well, children from different countries themselves never have problems in communication – they speak their children's international language!

If you want to instill in your child a love for skiing – demonstrate this to him by example.
And he will definitely want to be like
the brave mom and dad!