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Whistler-Blackcomb : 8 year old skis it hard 10 days of relentless non-stop shredding

Mon, 2 May 2011 04:00:23 GMT

Great place, biggest in the Americas, huge runs, steeps which intimidate the experts, glacier runs to die for, chutes you can die in, snow as good as Utah (when we were there), and a kid's playground. Good village, lots of aussie and european transplants. Seemed pretty popular with people from the Far East and UK and Germans too. We got great snow pretty much every day and we loved every minute of our 10 days of relentless skiing, and if my boy could have, he would have kept on skiing!

Re:Whistler-Blackcomb : 8 year old skis it hard 10 days of relentless non-stop shredding

Mon, 2 May 2011 08:21:37 GMT

looks great...he's doing well ...hows his fathers technique coming

Re:Whistler-Blackcomb : 8 year old skis it hard 10 days of relentless non-stop shredding

Wed, 4 May 2011 17:55:54 GMT

The boy gets separated from the man when the terrain gets gnarly, steep and intimidating. That is where the young lad shines and the man's (i.e. Dad's) weaknesses come to the fore...

Here is a video of Dad working to get on his edges early, and you can see how hard it is for someone who put on skis at the age of 46, (now just shy of 49) progresses in his 3rd year, i.e. 4th season. But Dad keeps trying but gap vs son is increasing.
This is a self-analysis clip so it most assuredly can be skipped...it is at Whistler-Blackcomb, some parts in slow-mo so Dad can see if he is inclining his knees to get on edge early and not pivoting/skidding the turns, that was the goal here...

Re:Whistler-Blackcomb : 8 year old skis it hard 10 days of relentless non-stop shredding

Wed, 4 May 2011 18:35:53 GMT

you're doing well ...just relax

Re:Whistler-Blackcomb : 8 year old skis it hard 10 days of relentless non-stop shredding

Thu, 5 May 2011 07:53:54 GMT

The kids a natural, very accomplished already.
The guy in the green looks decent too

Re:Whistler-Blackcomb : 8 year old skis it hard 10 days of relentless non-stop shredding

Mon, 9 May 2011 00:14:30 GMT

Thanks for your generous sentiments. Boy does make his father proud, especially way he handles intimidating terrain...in style..