Early Lessons

We bought skis, boots and google for our grandson for Christmas. His Grandfather and I took him up for his first lesson, which was intended to familiarize him with the gear. After arriving at Stevens Pass Ski Area we let him walk around in the boots for awhile, then we got him into the skis and we pulled him around a bit. He was pretty tentative, and didn't want to spend much time on them. That was OK........he is only three and just beginning. His Father took him up the next weekend, and he reported Austin did very well and had fun........even going down a small slope several times. We decided to get him back up the next weekend, so his Father, his Grandfather and I got him into the car and headed up. It was pretty much a disaster. We spent more time in the lodge looking out the window than skiing, and when Austin was on the skis he did a lot of complaining, so we got the hint and quit. We decided we wouldn't push it and told Austin that all he has to do is tell us when HE is ready to go up to the mountains and learn how to ski. I suspect he'll be more inclined to go up in a year or two when he's older, but for now we're not going to drive that far just for a hamburger.