12-20-2009, 09:18 PM
davester wrote:
Doesn't seem that uncommon to me. As long as the kid is riding with an adult I don't have an issue with it. Accidents happen...would you feel better if it was an 8-year old who fell off the chairlift...or a 50 year old?
Well, I'm certainly no skier, so I would be the first to say I have little knowledge of the sport. Call my disbelief a gut reaction, if you want.
As most here are saying, it's not out of the ordinary for kids that young to ski. It just seems the wrong age to me, but what do I know? I don't remember any skiers in my pre-school class all those years ago. I believe it was in my teenage years when I first heard of classmates going skiing.
The kid couldn't have been too experienced, given his age, so how do you keep them from serious injury once you start down the hill? Do you hold their hand? Give them a pep talk before the big shove? Or what? :dunno: I know there are beginner slopes available, so maybe it wasn't as bad as I'm thinking. Do you need a chair lift to get to the bunny slope?
And no, I wouldn't feel better if it were an 8-year old or a 50 year old! Sheesh! 8-)