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13 Responses to 'At what age can you start teaching your children how to downhill ski?'

1. j r t - March 23rd, 2009 at 2:44 am

   Maybe 4 or 5, how would I know I don’t have kids..:-)

2. ilovemyfiance11 - March 24th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

   I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 5 AT LEAST. MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR OWN BODY WEIGHT.

3. Ralfcoder - March 27th, 2009 at 2:31 am

   I see kids on the slope that look like they’re about 3-4 years old. They’re either on tethers of some sort, or behind a pole that the instructor holds out sideways. That seems young to me – a kid that young wouldn’t have the judgement to do anything if they got moving too fast. Then again, I didn’t learn to ski until I was about 40, so what do I know?

4. Golden - March 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

   well, i’d let them get proficient at walking, etc. first.

5. breck_boarder - March 31st, 2009 at 4:10 pm

   Alot of ski schools say they can start at three years old as long as they are potty trained. Start them young. They will apreciate it when they are older. It is better to start young also because they are fearless and a lot closer to the ground so it won’t hurt as much when they fall.

6. Bigdogcc - April 2nd, 2009 at 7:24 pm

   We stared our twins at age 4. The childrens learning area isn’t all that difficult and speed realy isn’t an issue.When they were 5 they were skiing no problem on the beginner slopes.
   Start them when you feel compftable.

   C

7. JWZ - April 5th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

   i’ve seen 3 year olds my friend’s brother had lessons at the age of 3 and maybe 2. but it mostly depends on ur mountain some dont have lessons until 4 but if ur asking what age u should start teaching ur kids when they can balence on skis and when they start having fun

8. just_hanging_out_in_b&w - April 7th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

   No younger than 3.

   If they are three, then put them on the little plastic skis and just let them glide around a little. Both my daughters started like that.

   Four and above can likely be ok with the real deal. Either have professional instructors teach the kid, or buy a Racer Chaser (a harnass) and Edgie Wedgies before you attempt to do it yourself.

9. smoothie man - April 9th, 2009 at 9:35 am

   i think i learned when i was about 3 year old but you need speacial equipment and you need to be a good skier your self

10. Tammy F - April 10th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    if they can walk then they can train they have machines to teach i have seen kids as young as 2 do it

11. xcobra427x - April 13th, 2009 at 1:21 am

    well, I learned when I was 3, and I’d have to say the earlier you start them off, the better. But I’d say keep them in Ski School or whathaveyou until they are 5 or 6 because otherwise, they might be just a wee bit too small.

    That might sound like a long time for some, but you want to make sure the kid’s comfortable knowing how to move in the equipment before you put them on the big greens. And when you do, it’s definitely private lesson time. Expensive yes, but after they get the jist of it from going down the big greens after a few private lessons, they’ll be able to learn very, very quickly. As a side note you’ll probably want to stick with ‘em for the first year (possibly two ) after they graduate to the real hill to keep ‘em out of trouble. But once they hit 8, they should be completely kosher on their own, or at least going with a friend/sibling of similar age.

    Also, ditto to what someone else said earlier about it being better to start ‘em younger since they’re shorter. And they tend to bounce back more when they’re younger.

    So yeah, start ‘em early, but only if you can afford to do it right.

12. skisulli - April 16th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    My sister and I started skiing when we were about 3.5. I think it was a great time to learn because now I don’t remember if it was hard to learn or not, I don’t remember the early falls, and I can not teach the basics of skiing because for me it comes almost as naturally as walking.

13. cadegoat - April 18th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    I started at 3 and I would say thats about as early as you would want to go. I have a 3 year old that I will start a little this season and then hit it hard next season when she is four.
    I think anything younger than three they won’t understand at three if you push them to hard they could not like it. I am just out there to have fun I want my girl to have fun so when she is ready to call it a day then its a day.

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