J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Jenno

Hi Dave

Thanks for the reply and I appreciate people move on at different rates so have tried to let people know that they may well get moved around to different ability groups which obviously will be to their benefit in the long run.

The other girls are aged 8 and nearly 6 so they'll be having lessons, but we're trying to avoid putting the youngest in kindergarten as we don't feel it's hugely fair on her.

With it being a family holiday, to let everyone else have other people around them from the family and for her not to have isn't really great and we'd feel quite bad, and with there being enough of us there we always envisaged people making themselves free for a half day at a time to do things with her etc. and keep her busy and fun filled!

My wife spoke to the ski school on Saturday and they did say just to organise things when we're there so that's fine not an issue at all so we can ask all the questions we need when there.

Personally I'll try and have 2 or 3 days of lessons and just work on what I've learned towards the end of the week, would be nice to think some of the beginners would be more than able to ski some blues with me etc by the time the last day or two come around. Would love nothing more than for the wife and two eldest kids to be able and confident enough to come down some slopes alongside me, even if they only insist on the nursery slopes (the kids are hardly the most daredevil girls in the world and I think even the thought of using chairlifts is scaring them a bit!)

We're due to stay at the Harfenwirt, was only a last minute booking as originally we were due to go to Bulgaria (shall I whisper it? ))for a cheap and cheerful introduction to ski-ing but after reading reports etc etc and being messed around with flight changes we managed to secure a full refund thanks to the help of our travel agents so only booked Niederau on Saturday morning. And having done Kirchberg I can't wait to go!

More than anything would love the family to take to it as having a regular ski holiday each winter and getting all the children into it would be great - personally I have the chance to go away with friends each winter but to have the whole family doing it would be fantastic so fingers crossed ... :-)

Sorry guys have posted a thread titled as here but on the beginners board but not sure whether here would get a better response, so if the title is something you feel you could help with then please see if you can offer any advice through the other board, thanks! :)

She is a very small three year old though! :D

Certainly next time out (next Winter hopefully!) the full intention is to get her going as well - hopefully by then my wife and other two daughters will have the bug, they're 8 and 5 (not telling you my wife's age )) and am hoping they'll take to it, they're shy, reserved little things so hopefully falling over will be kept to a minimum!

They've been to a local dry slope a couple of times too which I don't think was a great idea - it got them used to boots and skis etc and snow ploughs but the falling over nearly put them off! Softer snow should hopefully erase that from their minds! :-)

Hi there, we're a group of 11 going ski-ing (well, 10 of us ski-ing and one 3 year old having some snow fun!) to Niederau on 21st February and to try and summarise:

The ski bunch consists of:

8 adults, 2 children (6 total beginners (including both kids), 1 nervous 60-something who has been ski-ing twice before and me , a 1 time skier for 3 days out of Kirchberg 4 years ago and managing a couple of reds on the 3rd day). (And have done some dry slope stuff since, not much though)

Question is (and am sure ski school will sort us out appropriately) what's the best option to do? Price wise have costed it up and will be obviously bit cheaper to do group lessons for the beginners and I assume the ski school will keep all the beginners in the same group at least at first? Which as we're all one family would be great.

My father in law also wants to ski with the beginners but have told him that with him having already had some experience I doubted it would be allowed (is this right, can't imagine someone with some experience on skis can be a 'total' beginner!)

Would have also loved the kids to join the adults and if we're one family group will this be allowed or are kids taught differently? Or again is it just a case of asking when there?

And ideally I'll be cramming in a couple of lessons for 2 days as though managed to ski some reds slowly and safely and in control I suspect my tecnique isn't great, though so much was gained from a 2 hour one on one in Kirchberg, anyone reading this who doesn't think lessons work believe me, that was the most important 2 hours I spent while there! Just need to work on ski-ing parallel properly!

Sorry - I feel like I've inundated everyone with lots of questions and for any Niederau going folk who may be there that week hope to catch up at some point! Oh and it's my birthday on our arrival day so feel free to try and find me having a drink somewhere lol :D

Thanks people!

Thanks for the information Dave that's great. Karen, the ski school e-mailed me today and said is fine just to book the ski school when you're there which I think is what you've been told too so looks like it's fine just to do that.

Hello all need some advice please. Off to to Niederau as a party of 11 including 3 children ages 8, 5 and 3 on 21st February. So all but the 3 year old will be ski-ing, 6 of the adults being newbies ... So have booked all equipment hire online for everyone and also going to book ski school directly for the 6 beginner adults and 2 beginner kids, spoke with them on the phone today and they were very helpful. One thing we didn't ask is about lift passes. Was looking to buy 6 day passses for everyone bar the 5 year old (free when with an adult I think?) but for the beginners is a 6 day pass a waste? From what I can gather for the first two days of ski school on the nursery slopes no passes will be needed - is this correct? I.e. just buy 4 days passes starting on the third day of skiing? Thanks for any advice on this or on anything else Niederau based! Cheers people! :D