There is the age old saying that 'You are never too old to learn' - turn this around and with skiing 'you are never too young to learn'! Being given the opportunity to learn to ski from an early age really does help. You can usually tell if someone has been taught from as little as three years old as they seem to be more natural at getting down the hill - almost as if they don't have to think about it - just like running or walking.
With this in mind we enrolled our 3 year old, Jack, into the Club des Piou Piou with the ESF in Morzine and it turned out to be brilliant. Even though he is quite small for his age (no surprise there - Darren and I are not exactly giants) - he coped well and learnt initially how to balance and how to move around. They then increased the slope slightly and by the end he was skiing well (although not that great at stopping just yet)!
So I wanted to say that just because you have young children it does not mean that your ski or snowboard holiday needs to stop. Make the most of not having to take your vacation during the school holidays - this will come along all too soon - and take advantage of the more cost efficient weeks especially in March and April when it is a bit warmer for them to learn. Use a combination of the ESF's Club des Piou Piou for the tuition and Cheeky Monkeys flexible childcare options for the afternoons and you will be able to realise that you can still get quality time on the slopes. Combine this with a holiday in one of our well located and beautiful catered chalets or luxury self catered apartments and you will find that it is not as difficult as you might think.
Seeing them learn a skill that you love so much gives you a huge feeling of pride and you know that it is something that you can enjoy as a family forever - well at least until they are quicker than you!
So look forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,
Sam
With this in mind we enrolled our 3 year old, Jack, into the Club des Piou Piou with the ESF in Morzine and it turned out to be brilliant. Even though he is quite small for his age (no surprise there - Darren and I are not exactly giants) - he coped well and learnt initially how to balance and how to move around. They then increased the slope slightly and by the end he was skiing well (although not that great at stopping just yet)!
So I wanted to say that just because you have young children it does not mean that your ski or snowboard holiday needs to stop. Make the most of not having to take your vacation during the school holidays - this will come along all too soon - and take advantage of the more cost efficient weeks especially in March and April when it is a bit warmer for them to learn. Use a combination of the ESF's Club des Piou Piou for the tuition and Cheeky Monkeys flexible childcare options for the afternoons and you will be able to realise that you can still get quality time on the slopes. Combine this with a holiday in one of our well located and beautiful catered chalets or luxury self catered apartments and you will find that it is not as difficult as you might think.
Seeing them learn a skill that you love so much gives you a huge feeling of pride and you know that it is something that you can enjoy as a family forever - well at least until they are quicker than you!
So look forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,
Sam
