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ericchile · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 326 Location: Midway

I want to find the best place to teach a 4 year old to ski/snowboard.

I have heard alta has a free lift after 3, but that won't work because I board and my wife skis.

We just want to use one beginner lift and if possible just the afternoon. Whats our cheapest option?

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 3942 Location: somewhere

ericchile wrote:
I have heard alta has a free lift after 3, but that won't work because I board and my wife skis.

alta also has free rope-tows all day, thought it was worth mentioning though i know it doesn't help your problem.

ericchile · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 326 Location: Midway

Bump anyone?

Joe Gardner · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 227 Location: SLC

The ski free after three deal at Alta is worth renting skis for. I'd check it out at least once.

Kids ski for free at Brighton.

ericchile · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 326 Location: Midway

Is alta good after 3pm anyday? or just certain days?

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7102 Location: The Interwebs

I learned on the rope tows and kiddie hills at Alta and that will be the same for my kids. Don't know what to tell you about the snowboard prob. :haha: :ne_nau:

stefan · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 3942 Location: somewhere

ericchile wrote: Is alta good after 3pm anyday? or just certain days?

the sunnyside lift at alta, any day of the year, is free after 3pm.

while this constitutes a very small piece of the mountain, there are a number of good mellow slopes to be skied. and there is more sunlight from now till the end of april when alta closes, so 3:00-4:30pm is a decent amount of free skiing with reasonable light remaining in the day. (just no snowboarding.)

the rope tows are free all day long.

Summit42 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 1937 Location: 127.0.0.1

Sundance tow rope is always free... its small and short.
But you can take a board up there.

6 and under are always free on the lifts.

velox · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 15 Location: N. Utah

I do not know where you live, but Wolf MT in Ogden valley is cheap. Aprox. 22 bucks week day and 6 and under are free with a payng adult. They also have nght skiing and there are deals all week long: famly night, milatary night ect... Search the web site to get a better idea.

And no I do not work there, I just take my son skiing there sometimes.

ericchile · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 326 Location: Midway

Thanks for all the advice ... we live in Midway.

I have decied to leave my board at home, borrow some skis and hit alta up. We will use the tow rops from 1-3 and lift 3-4... by then my son should get a lot accomplished.

Thanks again!

ericchile · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 326 Location: Midway

Alta was awesome. We got there about about noon.. Used the two tow ropes (one was flat the other had a decent incline)

Then used sunny side till 4:15... It was perfect for a 4 year old!

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7102 Location: The Interwebs

Awesome dude. :five:

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 11430 Location: The Rubbish Bin

I remember learning at Wolf Mtn, back when it was Nordic Valley. I was probably 6. I remember going pee in the trees too.