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ericchile
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: Best place to teach a 4 year old |
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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? |
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stefan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Best place to teach a 4 year old |
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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. |
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ericchile
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Joe Gardner
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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ericchile
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Is alta good after 3pm anyday? or just certain days? |
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accadacca
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| 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: |
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stefan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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Summit42
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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velox
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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ericchile
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:39 am Post subject: |
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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! |
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ericchile
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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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! |
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accadacca
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Awesome dude. :five: |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I remember learning at Wolf Mtn, back when it was Nordic Valley. I was probably 6. I remember going pee in the trees too. |
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blueeyessmiling
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Wolf is where I taught my daughter to ski, (now she boards :sad:, oh well can't win all the fights).
Snowbasin kids ski free under six and this season they will have a new lift on Wildcat (beginner hill). Also they have a magic carpet instead of tow ropes, soooo much easier on the kids, and they love riding it up.
Wolf has a magic carpet too.
On a side note just cuz I am excited for this ski season, dryland training starts this Tuesday for my sons ski team!! |
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