Different kind of ski day

[drjeff]

maybe that would be an incentive for her to use the potty instead.

That was what really finished off the potty training for my daughter, she new that she had to be fully potty trained for Snowcamp at Mount Snow this year, where as last year as a Cubcamper (3 year old), she was still able to wear a pull up.

But it's just a really, really cool thing when your kids get on skis for the 1st time.

FYI, based on what I've seen with my kids and from talking with their instructors, the edgie wedgie is superior to the kid-ski products in ease of use. I have the whole kid-ski line up from the bar to the harness to the skis, and with the exception of the harness, I don't use their other products, but the edgie wedge was an invaluable tool getting my daughter going!

Hands down though, you just can't beat the site of a little kid-let on skis!

 

[drjeff]

I saw this cool idea in this months issue of Ski Magazine that Spyder came up to handle the harness/lifting loop dilema for kids.

Check out the coat in this link:

http://www.spyder.com/productdetail.new.asp?productid=139025

They also make a full snowsuit with the same internal lifting appparatus! Great idea.

 

[severine]

I saw this cool idea in this months issue of Ski Magazine that Spyder came up to handle the harness/lifting loop dilema for kids.

Check out the coat in this link:

http://www.spyder.com/productdetail.new.asp?productid=139025

They also make a full snowsuit with the same internal lifting appparatus! Great idea.

But YIKES on the price!

$174.95

I haven't spent that much on myself and my gear will last much longer!

Brian did order the harness from kid-ski so we'll see how that goes in conjunction with the tip lock we got at REI.

 

[drjeff]

But YIKES on the price!
I haven't spent that much on myself and my gear will last much longer!

Brian did order the harness from kid-ski so we'll see how that goes in conjunction with the tip lock we got at REI.

Just have a few more kids and spread the cost out over a few years

Seriously though, with my kids the only time I'll buy anything not at the 50% off summer ski shop sales is if they loose something mid-season. I've also realized though, especially with my daughter who has yet to meet a weather condition that she doesn't want to be out in from way below zero wind chills to 60 degrees and wet, that sometimes "scrimping" on quality just because its a kid doesn't work very well. If anything, I've ntoiced that my daughter is more likely to need the water proof fabrics than I am as she spends more time on the snow after a fall, and playing with other kids in her group than I do.

I have both of my kids in Phenix out fits that I got for about $125 for jacket and pants at Equipe Sports by Mount Snow at their summer sales. I have been amazed at not only the quality of the product interms of waterproofness, durability and washability, but also in the amount of "growth" Phenix put in both the jacket and pants. Literally there is 6+ inches of adjustability in the sleeves and pant length. My daughter is in her second season in her outfit and even after growing 5" and 12lbs in the last calender year still has ALOT of growing room in her outfit so were probably looking at 3 full ski seasons out of her outfit! My son is in his 1st year of his outfit and it's likely 2010 if not 2011 before he'll need a bigger one too.

The biggest pet peeve though I have about kids ski clothing is that many items that we as adults, use and love, they don't make in young kid's sizes Things like glove liners, light weight mittens, and decent light weight shell coats.

 

[Paul]

The biggest pet peeve though I have about kids ski clothing is that many items that we as adults, use and love, they don't make in young kid's sizes Things like glove liners, light weight mittens, and decent light weight shell coats.

Same here. My daughter is just now getting used to poles. Trouble is, they're difficult to hold with mittens. She can use them if she's wearing gloves, but her hands get cold quickly that way. Haven't yet been able to find that glove/mitten combo in her size.

 

[severine]

Just have a few more kids and spread the cost out over a few years

Hardy, har-har.

Seriously, I do have another kid. Though it sounds like they're too close in age to make this "save money" thing work (just under 2 years apart). And I doubt my son would enjoy wearing pink, which my daughter invariably chooses even though I try my hardest to steer her toward red or blue. I'll have to check out what I can get at TJ Maxx. They've had some good deals on Spyder (and other brand) ski gear for kids, I've just been hesitant to spend that kind of money since my daughter has been going through 2-3 sizes a year even now.

Same here. My daughter is just now getting used to poles. Trouble is, they're difficult to hold with mittens. She can use them if she's wearing gloves, but her hands get cold quickly that way. Haven't yet been able to find that glove/mitten combo in her size.

Gloves/mittens are the pits with kids anyway. I found some nice mittens at Mt. Snow's ski shop when I was playing lodge mom in December, but I couldn't get my daughter to cooperate with trying them on. :roll:

I will say that she was pretty happy playing in the snow on Sunday for nearly 2 hrs in her cheapo $20 snow jacket/bibs combo with cheap fleece-lined knitted mittens. It was a struggle to get her to leave (which we had to do since the little one was getting cranky).

 

[deadheadskier]

She's out on the slopes.....before you know it, she'll be on AZ


then you two are done for :lol:

 

[ski_resort_observer]

The child harness I am familiar with is called the Ski Starter and retails for aorund $25

 

[drjeff]

I found some nice mittens at Mt. Snow's ski shop when I was playing lodge mom in December, but I couldn't get my daughter to cooperate with trying them on. :roll:

.

If those were a pair of Kombi mittens with an extended snow cuff and a zipper pocket for hand warmers on the back of the mittne, their great! My kids love them. The only problem I've found with them is they are SO warm that the little radiator that is my daughter sweats so much in them that you can almost wring them out at the end of the day! My wife and I actually bought her a second pair so she could switch them out at lunchtime for a dry pair in the afternoon, but she's as happy as can be with her damp morning ones all day long

 

[Paul]

If those were a pair of Kombi mittens with an extended snow cuff and a zipper pocket for hand warmers on the back of the mittne, their great! My kids love them. The only problem I've found with them is they are SO warm that the little radiator that is my daughter sweats so much in them that you can almost wring them out at the end of the day! My wife and I actually bought her a second pair so she could switch them out at lunchtime for a dry pair in the afternoon, but she's as happy as can be with her damp morning ones all day long

That's edd-zachary what I'm looking for!

 

[drjeff]

That's edd-zachary what I'm looking for!

Paul, this is the exact mitten that I'm talking about. They make gloves too.

http://www.kombisports.com/kombi_us/products-detail.php?prod_id=370

 

[Paul]

Paul, this is the exact mitten that I'm talking about. They make gloves too.

http://www.kombisports.com/kombi_us/products-detail.php?prod_id=370

Thanks. I'll stop by and see if Dusty has any after work today.

 

[drjeff]

Thanks. I'll stop by and see if Dusty has any after work today.

If you get them, and your little one needs the hand warmers to put in the pockets, make sure you get the "mini" handwarmers instead of the adult ones. While you can fit an adult sized on in the pouch, it's often an engineering challenge to do so, and sometimes removing them afterwards is even more fun!

 

[severine]

Paul, this is the exact mitten that I'm talking about. They make gloves too.

http://www.kombisports.com/kombi_us/products-detail.php?prod_id=370

Those are the mitts! But she didn't want to try them on and since I also had the baby in the sling, I had my hands pretty full at the time.



I don't even want to think about her being on the internet. Besides the lot of you on here, it's scary to think what else is out there. And I remember what I was like in my early days "online" with the BBSes...

 

[downhill04]

WOW! According to that website, our 8 month old should be skiing already, too! Did you see this?
http://www.kid-ski.com/mikayla.html

7.5 months old with 25 ski days under her belt??? I'll be lucky if I get that many this season!

7.5 months??? I thought I was crazy to start my kid at 14.5 months.

Your daughter looks like she had a blast!!!! Congrats on getting her out on the slopes guys. I know and love the feeling.

 

[cbcbd]

I've never seen someone so happy on a pair of skis!

Very cool, you two...

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

we have those mitts for our 5yr old...pretty good...we found putting on the mittens first, they the jacket keeps the mittens in place better and does not allow for snow to get in...they mitten manufactures need to actually test these things on kids before putting to market..they need wider cuffs to fit over jackets and a toggle tightening system, not just elastic....

 

[Paul]

they mitten manufactures need to actually test these things on kids before putting to market..

Agreed, I feel that way about a LOT of kids products.

 

[Breeze]

What awesome pics of a happy Little Rippette!!!!!


Breeze