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Originally Posted by Draug
Any tips for that? We are thinking of trying skiing next year with (our then) three year old.
I was thinking that pushing her along on the basically flat kiddie 'hill' would do the trick. Any other ideas?
I'll keep reading this thread ... I was hoping to get her using pedals on a tricycle this summer, but she'll be only 2 1/2.
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Not all kids are strong enough to ski at that age but they all have fun doing it. What I used to do is get in front of them with my back facing downhill and hold their tips of their skis with one hand. Put them in a snowplow and tell them they are making a big slice of pizza shape with their skis. Most kids will not be able to hold the snowplow right away and their ankles will roll over and they'll fall.
To get them to keep pressure on their inside edges while in a snowplow, I used to tell kids that there are ski buttons in their boots and they need to press down hard on them with their big toes. This gets their weight forward in their boots and puts pressure on the inside edge. While skiing backwards holding their tips, you just have to correct the wandering ski by grabbing the boot with your freehand and tell them to press the ski buttons and make a pizza slice.