Doug Coombs son David at age 4 skiing corbetts. Very impressive just like his father was!
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David Coombs age 4 skiing corbetts
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Smellytele
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not easy but easier with those short skis
snowmonster
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I was just talking about skiing Corbett's with a fellow middle-ager. She thought I was a chicken for not wanting to try. I think this will push me over the edge.
bigbog
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Can hardly wait for FreeSkier to assign someone to follow his every move....ie who he texts to, what materials are his personal tricycles made of....etc.
Thats up to his mom....That kind of stuff does not have to happen.
TheBEast
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Killer....
I"ve always wanted to try it but it does make me a bit nervous, and very little in skiing makes me nervous.... at least on published trails :lol:
is he the youngest to ever ski it? must be or very close to it
Skiing a technical line like Corbett's takes four things
1. Technical skill
2. Psychical Fitness - doubt many out of shape folks go over that lip
3. Ballz
4. Mental Focus
Unbelievable that that kid has even 1 out of 4. I'm not so sure I'd ski Corbett's unless the conditions were perfect. I think I have the ability, but lack the ballz.
I wonder if Doug was there if he'd let his boy give it a go. I'm not a father, but if I was, I'd be most concerned with the Mental Focus aspect of a 4 year old skiing that run.
Skiing a technical line like Corbett's takes four things
1. Technical skill
2. Psychical Fitness - doubt many out of shape folks go over that lip
3. Ballz
4. Mental Focus
Unbelievable that that kid has even 1 out of 4. I'm not so sure I'd ski Corbett's unless the conditions were perfect. I think I have the ability, but lack the ballz.
I wonder if Doug was there if he'd let his boy give it a go. I'm not a father, but if I was, I'd be most concerned with the Mental Focus aspect of a 4 year old skiing that run.
Definitely balls... Kids dont have that self preservation instinct we get with age haha
Had anyone actually died at. Corbets, or just plenty of injuries?
jaja111
New member
5. An immediate turn to the right.
bigbog
Active member
Agree Dave, that was just a little bit of synacle humor VS media industry... Genetics does definitely have a little bit to say.
Tooth
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Its all fun and games until that kid spills down that chute. The problem is that if you do that at 4 whats next? 
Talk about living with the ghost of dad.
Talk about living with the ghost of dad.
snowmonster
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Do what Kye Peterson did: ski the run that killed your father.The problem is that if you do that at 4 whats next?
I'm sure he probably will...but then again Doug did not die skiing...
snowmonster
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^ Yeah, I know. But, I like the symmetry with the Petersons.
Many moons ago I was a liftie on the mountain's beginner double chairlift. You could always tell the never ever been on a chair lift before. You would see the adult parent with the 4 - 7 year old child. The parent would have this horrified look and just stop thinking and do the wrong thing. The child on the other hand being accustomed to new learning experiences., you could see their little minds thinking, looking and analyzing the situation. The child always did the right thing. They get off the chair at the right time and successfully ski down the ramp. The adult usually failed miserably the first time. I gained a lot of respect for young children watching them get off the beginner chair lift their first time. Kids are awesome.
MadPatSki
Member
Petersen, Coombs...
There is also the next generation, skiing with steep lines with their dad. The case I'm thinking of are the Pehotas: Eric and his two sons.
snowmonster
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^ Thanks, Pat.
Trevor would do it!
Trevor would do it!
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