pavelski wrote:Ian,
Love that, "all they have to do",,,,,phrase.
I showed this answer to several parents who have children skiers.
They asked me to pass this along to you.
A few "matters" not to forget in order to prepare a child for skiing.
-emergency note up to date
-gloves dry
-socked dry
-jacket pockets all closed
-lip protection on and roll in pocket
-broken snaps fixed
-bathroom visited,,,,(twice)
-googles cleaned adjusted snapped to helmet
-skis tuned and waxed
-lift ticket,,,,,,where is lift ticket,,,,,,,Frank where did you,,,,,,,,
-wipes in INSIDE jacket pocket
-money for hot chocolate
-emergency letter in jacket ( What Ian you do not have an emergency letter !!!!)
-ski center map
-Instructors name tag
-extra juice
-whistle ( what Ian no emergency whistle for your girl !!! )
-favorite Teddy Bear in back pocket
-treats ( nutsm raisins,,,,)
-Mommy's cell phone number if,,,,,
- Allergies list in case of,,,,
-final instructions on where to ski and where NOT to ski
Ohhhh Ohhhhh forgot,,,,,,
-ski pass
-clickers ( what you have no idea what they are )
-Gummy block ( What you have no idea what a gummy block is ????)
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Finally
Last visit to toilet
Last check and lift off count down.
Room key,,,,,,who has room key??????
And so on.
I can see it now Ian,,,your wife is reading this and says ( under her breath,,,,,ALL THEY HAVE TO DO,,,,,softly,,slowly with that gaze in her eyes!!!! )
Careful Ian!
Your quite right Pavel that Little W does not carry an emergency letter but she does carry a mobile phone and yes I have no idea what a clicker is ??
She would not appreciate me putting a Teddy bear in her back pocket !!!
I always wax her skis in the morning and she never skis with a whistle. And much like royalty she never carries cash .... I think what you have to understand that Little W has a two hour ski lesson with the ESF and then she skis with us, she is not of an age where I would allow her to ski by her self,every thing else on your list is pretty much standard for us.
When I talk about unorganised parents I have experienced it with other parents I have holidayed with ... lost goggles/Sunglasses where did I put that lift pass and that is in the chalet and the most frustrating one when we are already to ski "I want a wee wee".
So what i said might seem harsh in some people's eyes but because we are organised we never experience any of the delaying problems.
And finally "All they have to do" is the normal routine parents experience at home it does not change because we go on a holiday.
And last but not least Mrs W would not be seen dead on J2ski,She does not understand it and can't understand why I spend so much time on here. :thumbup: