 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Impressive. How many weeks on snow?
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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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Chattonmill, you reckon you'll be able to keep up with him for another 4 years!! that's what I call optimism.
But what a horribly crowded piste and lift. 
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He's been skiing since he was 2, the last couple of years he has had at least 3 weeks.
So plenty of skiing, he'll make me look like an amateur soon!
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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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pam w,Megeve yesterday, not a soul around!
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I knew he was a little speed demon! Looking great out there! Love to family!
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What a natural! He's really got carving nailed already.
Conditions look lovely as well, and nobody about.
Best get some rocket fuel down you Chattonmill!
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Chattonmill, you are toast mate. Great to watch.
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Get him on a snowboard quick, so that you can keep up with him!
For the first couple of days.
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Chattonmill, are you sure that was Megeve? Yet again somebody on another thread has asserted that "France" is horribly crowded, overpriced and full of Russians. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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sH's collective anti-Russian stance really grinds my balls.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Chattonmill, Keeping up with him for another 4 years?????  I think you had better contact the British downhill racing team - if you can still keep up with him in another 4 years then you've clearly missed your calling. I think the term 'not a hope in hell' springs to mind if he's anything like my pair who started skiing at the age of 3 and are now 10 and 13 yrs. Esp. if yours is getting 3 weeks on snow each year!
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The term "closing the stable door after the horse has bolted" springs to mind. Very nice skiing for someone so young, who said the Brits were all tackle and no talent ? 
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You know it makes sense.
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Nadenoodlee, he was asking after you yesterday, perhaps you need to come back out....
Thanks to all for the kind comments, thank god he can't concentrate otherwise I may be toast already!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Driving out tomorrow for a long weekend Chattonmill, are you in Les Gets for Easter?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Skiing seems to be one of those things where starting young makes a real difference, the first thing a ski instructor said when he saw me ski was that he was sure I learned young - I was on skis at about 4. I like skiing with my dad but I have to be very concious that he started skiing late in life and not to push him to ski anything outside his ability. Enjoy seeing their skill develop and that you have given the opportunity for them to learn young just don't try and follow them down stupid lines...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nadenoodlee, yes, am here for another week, come and have a drink or ski. Would be great to see you.
narc, I learnt at 4 as well I have couple of seasons under my belt as well as 36 years on skis, I still take the view that if it had snow on it it can be skied, I never did have much of a brain!
He will keep me fit and motivated, that is for sure.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Fair play.
Very impressive stamina too.
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Chattonmill, you have until about Easter this year before he makes you feel old and inadequate. Nothing as bad as standing at the top of some icy bumps and the kids want you to ski down backwards with a camera so they can impress their friends.
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I feel your pain.
Same here with my girls 10 and 11. They've been skiing 4 years now. 21 days this year, 26 last year, and about 14 each the two years before that. I had them in lessons from the get-go. I have to push myself to "kind of" keep up with them.
I wish we knew some people or had a ski group with kids of their age and ability. They ski with friends, but they are much better skiers than all their friends. If you read my trip report on another thread, you will see at one point, me thinking, I'm being the good ski mom, I take them off the top of Mt. Fort in Verbier. I take my time to scope out the hill and the bumps, and carefully make my line in combination with shopping for some turns. Before I'd even started my descent, DD #1 was at the bottom. When I finally reached her (with burning thighs), I said, so that was pretty meaty, huh? She said, mwah, mwah, the hardest part was waiting for you, I don't have that much patience....
But, it's a gift we give our children. I've been skiing since 11 and only regret my parents didn't start me younger (my brother started age 8, which I'm still jealous of). But even through less than good times physically, I could still get out there and make some turns, and enjoy the blue skies, the fresh air, and breath in the beauty and nature. Teaching your kids to ski, is a gift that keeps giving and giving and giving!
Good Luck with that boy of yours though....how to keep him challenged on the mountain now? That's why after a couple years of Megeve, we went over to L4V, the kids needed more blacks and stunts to keep them entertained. I think they are too young to start on serious off piste stuff, that requires common sense and maturity apart from the skill...and that isn't there yet, but L4V ticked many boxes, for us anyway.
Would love to hook with other families who have kids that can ski like that, that would be super fun my girls.
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Skills! If he's that way inclined, certainly worth checking out some sort of race or freestyle club..!
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Teaching your kids to ski, is a gift that keeps giving and giving and giving!
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I'll say. You have to keep paying for them even when they are grownup, especially when they have kids. I will have 3 offspring and five grandchildren skiing here this coming week. My offspring are paying quite a lot, but not everything!! My contributions include transfer driving and child-care!
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Hey pam w, What great family memories!
I hope to be following in your footsteps one day... Yes it costs money, time, and energy, but oh so worth it! I guess there isn't anything you'd rather be doing.
It's not like were going to get to the end of our lives and say "Darn, wish I would have worked one more day."
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| HeidiAmsterdam wrote: |
I think they are too young to start on serious off piste stuff, that requires common sense and maturity apart from the skill...and that isn't there yet,
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Why? Certainly not a good idea on their own but, even if you and your friends don't ski off piste, they could join beginner off-piste guided groups couldn't they?
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| HeidiAmsterdam wrote: |
| I think they are too young to start on serious off piste stuff, that requires common sense and maturity apart from the skill...and that isn't there yet |
My other half says that about me but I still go offpiste. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Great little skier. Mucho talented. Enjoy being the proud dad! Get him racing and give him a couple or so years, he'll hang you out to dry! *
*unless you raced too
BTW I think the age thing is only true if you did lots and lots of skiing as a kid or you didn't learn until impending greydom or after. If you learn as a youngish adult, focus can get you easily as good as someone who's skied from childhood but not in a focussed manner (even without doing seasons).
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Chattonmill, at least you clearly ski well enough to keep up with him - I assume you were doing the filming? It's when you get in my situation when at 10 and 13 the minimums spend half the holiday waiting for me to catch up that it becomes a problem,
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You know it makes sense.
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slikedges, Yes agreed some motivated adult-starters can and will overtake some of those starting as children (esp. holiday skiers) technically. My point was more perhaps it's not necessarily such a great gift in the longer term to start kids young, particularly if they're pushed too hard (nothing wrong with encouraged!) or spoiled. Not a reference to the OP in any way, your lad obviously loves it  .
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Megamum, that's me videoing, he still has a long way to go before he gets the jump on me, but........the speed he is learning is phenomenal!
He loves it, I am not pushing him, if anything I am trying to hold him back to perfect the basics. A good base and he can do anything, skimp on that and it would be disaster.
shep, part of the reason for buying the chalet was to leave it for him in the future, he already sees it as home.
Hopefully he can then carry on enjoying my passion without any pressure.
If not it is quite a good income stream!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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gatecrasher, I expect him to overtake me upside down,landing backwards crying 'come on dad'!
I think honey on his skis is the only answer.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Chattonmill, With that much skiing time he will become unstoppable.
Mine have skied since they were about 3, but they have only been able to do holiday skiing 1-2 weeks per year. Despite this at 10 and 13 now I gave up about 3 years ago trying to do anything close to staying with them. They had every certificate they could get from regular ski school and didn't want to ski race. The other option that was suggested to me was to just let them start exploring the whole mountain under supervision which would help to develop their latent balance, and versatility, basically let them ski what they wanted under guidance. So these days, if they put up with plodding around the mountain with me, I treat them to a private instructor between them for a couple of times during the week to go and ski the mountain. I reason that the instructor will know where it is OK to take them, he will take them where he feels they are able (this seems practically anywhere - I showed them SH's piccies about a week ago of some fresh tracks made in deep off piste powder and was informed - 'yeah, we skied that sort of snow with the instructor!!) and be able to coach them if any skills need a tweak. They consistenty return with nothing, but praise from their instructor so they must be OK.
If your son is getting all the skiing that you say I don't think it will be long before you need to let him explore in the same way. My kids got there just by being holiday skiers, if you are lucky enough to have a chalet and therefore loads more skiing for him, he will rapidly reach where my kids got to - just much earlier.
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shep, yeah, I have seen kids lose interest though not often, and even incld race kids who burn out and race brats who get bored
gatecrasher, trying to learn to race as an adult or racing as a child?
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I would love him to join me exploring the mountain, the only issue would be what to do with Mum!
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Chattonmill, mum? 20 Euro note and the bar selling the best gluwein on the mountain!
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Fri 29-03-13 19:47; edited 1 time in total
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Why is racing so often seen as the holy grail for kids that ski well? I gave mine the option and they picked to explore the mountain. Their instructors have always said that it is a perfectly valid thing for them to do and will develop their skiing in all sorts of ways. I can see why that would be the case too. It must develop their confidence and associated skills to be able to cope with whatever is thrown at them, and must tick the box for character building to be shunted out of their comfort zone every now and again (assuming that happens - they are pretty good)
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A guy at work was telling me how his son was in a child's ski group. They were all Austrian locals. One child of 4 who's father worked for the mountain rescue (had a mountain rescue jacket on) was an exceptional skier for his age. The children set off and were told by the ski instructor to follow each other down in a line, the 4 year old was at the back. The pace was too slow for him and he overtook everyone. The instructor had a word with the 4 year old saying he had to keep in line at which point the child picked up his skis and said he'd had enough and was going home.
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Chattonmill, Excellent, he and mini-shep will grow up as neighbours! I was hoping to stay in front until she's into double figures, but if she has any aptitude, being an older dad and younger child your clip makes me realize I may be deluding myself
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