WTB kids skiis/boards?

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crankcall said:
I taught skiing for years at Glen Eden. Rule one with kids, its supposed to be fun, when its not fun, pack it in for the day. Your idea of fun may be different from theirs. Nobody cares about your idea.

Buy the best boots with the best fit you can gauge, the poles and skis are accessories, you ski in the boots. Cold and cramped sucks. Skiis are never cold and cramped, just boots.
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Good points. The passes should help with the fun part. I know if I bought a day pass and they quit five minutes in, I would not be impressed (and probably would make them put in at least an hour). With the season pass, we can be home in five minutes and try again tomorrow.

Getting the best fit will be hard. I am aiming for good enough as the boots and bodies will both be changing through the season.

I don't plan on getting poles (unless they are basically free with the kit at the swap). They are just more crap for everyone to get tangled in. Once they are competent on skis, we can add poles. I won't be surprised if they don't get poles until next season.
 
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true enough , poles for kids just poke people in the eye. You certainly have the right outlook with the passes, if the wind is howling and its not fun you can pack up with little guilt.
Consider some lessons for the kids, when they are with a pier group there is a level of fun and mild competition, if that kid can do it, I can do it. They will advance faster, because they will listen to someone else.... thats just having kids.

Couple options for boot fit, because a kid doesnt know how a boot should feel, put on a ski sock and put on one of the kids regular shoes and check the fit, thats a base line for the size your looking at. If you go to the toronto ski show swap (its actually a liquidation for some retailers) its staffed by ski patrol guys and you can get some help with fit. Better ski stores also have a trade in program for junior equipment, but that gets pricey.

And dont get sucked into a performance boot or ski for a 2-6yr old, absolutly makes no difference on the learning curve. I taught kids for a long time.
 
crankcall said:
go to the swaps, or the Toronto ski show, which has a huge swap. New gear for kids is ego and a huge waste. Let them decide when they are tired/cold / bored and dont push. They will get it or not, mostly get it. And dont worry about klids tucking and bombing, they are so close to ground level they just skip and bounce.
I taught skiing for years at Glen Eden. Rule one with kids, its supposed to be fun, when its not fun, pack it in for the day. Your idea of fun may be different from theirs. Nobody cares about your idea.

Buy the best boots with the best fit you can gauge, the poles and skis are accessories, you ski in the boots. Cold and cramped sucks. Skiis are never cold and cramped, just boots.
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Yup, that's basically the big indicator; when she was 4 y old that it was too early. She asked to leave before the hour was done.

When she was 5 she asked if she could keep going. Also, she had that goal of going in the big chairlift so it made her want to work harder to be able to get on it :)
 
Ya ski swap is the way to go. The Toronto show is usually in Oct around Thanksgiving and has the swap there which just moves around. I would also check out Facebook groups. There might be a community swap, if you are that close to Snow Valley, it's more of a ski community up there and I am sure there are ski Families exchanging gear etc.

Enjoy hopefully it will be a good season this year.
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