We had a few adventures taking Ana skiing this winter. With an awesome ski shop right in town, a fall ski swap (like a ski equipment yard sale) and free under 5 skiing at Wintergreen...why not? OK, well, Matt the optimist thought it would be a great idea....after Sven at the ski shop said his daughter skied at 18 months! So, onward we went, with tiny skis, boots (Ana is sporting in the photo) and a lot of patience. Something to note here is that Ana NEVER gets cold. So, to bundle her up and go flying down the mountain with temps under 20 degrees and snow blowers blowing was not so much an issue. But, the blowers were loud which scared her AND...she didn't always want to stand up. We tried the hula hoop, the harness, and then the plain old "carry", which, by my account, felt a little unsafe. I described it to friends as an exercise in skiing with a human puppet. Combined with 40 year old knees...well, it was a bit challenging! The good news is, her boots and skis will fit her for a couple of seasons. I began bravely taking the 4 kids solo and without Matt to trade off with on the puppeteering, Ana and I hung out in the ski lodge while Ethan, Kari & Luke skied in a threesome with a cell phone. Maybe Winter 2011 will be our best bet!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Ski Princess
We had a few adventures taking Ana skiing this winter. With an awesome ski shop right in town, a fall ski swap (like a ski equipment yard sale) and free under 5 skiing at Wintergreen...why not? OK, well, Matt the optimist thought it would be a great idea....after Sven at the ski shop said his daughter skied at 18 months! So, onward we went, with tiny skis, boots (Ana is sporting in the photo) and a lot of patience. Something to note here is that Ana NEVER gets cold. So, to bundle her up and go flying down the mountain with temps under 20 degrees and snow blowers blowing was not so much an issue. But, the blowers were loud which scared her AND...she didn't always want to stand up. We tried the hula hoop, the harness, and then the plain old "carry", which, by my account, felt a little unsafe. I described it to friends as an exercise in skiing with a human puppet. Combined with 40 year old knees...well, it was a bit challenging! The good news is, her boots and skis will fit her for a couple of seasons. I began bravely taking the 4 kids solo and without Matt to trade off with on the puppeteering, Ana and I hung out in the ski lodge while Ethan, Kari & Luke skied in a threesome with a cell phone. Maybe Winter 2011 will be our best bet!
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:) Love the boots, Ana!
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