 Poster: A snowHead
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Les Menuires trip, 7-14 Jan
My son is 3.5 years old and wants to try snowboarding. Ive looked in hire shops and it looks like the only boards they have are for 7+.
Any suggestions on how to get him started?
~Mac
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Burton Ringlet? I’m not a boarder but have seen them being used.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Burton riglet, crapita micro mini or anything around the 90cm or lower mark. Probably have to buy one but easy to shift again.
Taught my kids age 2 - both instructors now. Could never understand the whole age 7 + thing. Mine were both charging hard at age 5.
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Yeah both of mine had tried riglets kit by 3 and loved it. The little reel leash on the front of those helps when you're just towing them around flatland at the starts
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Are you looking at actual hire shops, or somewhere via an reseller like alpinresort or an affiliate like sport 2000, etc.
If the later, then might be worth finding the actual hire shop & asking them direct.
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One really important bit of advice I would give you for teaching kids to snowboard - it’s important to set expectations at an early age. I was very clear with mine that no friends on a powder day extends to family.
So basically I made it clear that if they fell over and got stuck I would only be coming back to get them on the next lap or when everything was tracked out.
And also they were never allowed to snake my line. No lunch if they did that.
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| hang11 wrote: |
One really important bit of advice I would give you for teaching kids to snowboard - it’s important to set expectations at an early age. I was very clear with mine that no friends on a powder day extends to family.
So basically I made it clear that if they fell over and got stuck I would only be coming back to get them on the next lap or when everything was tracked out.
And also they were never allowed to snake my line. No lunch if they did that. |
Proper parenting!!! 
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@hang11, 
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Thanks for all the advice guys. Buy and then move it on when done seems like best option
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