Teach Anybody Last Year? This Year?

RossiSkier · Post by **RossiSkier** » Oct 18th, '06, 05:45

Every year my wife and I seem to coax somebody(s) into going skiing with us. We provide everything from instruction, to gear, to where to go and where to park. Some have never skiied. Others had long since given it up. Last year we got one new person to start and another couple to return. Once they caught the bug, they went out and bought their own equipment.

This year we have a family from our new neighborhood that will start skiing again with us after a seven year hiatus. They have kids the same age as ours so we can ski together as families. It's always more fun to go in family groups and as far as vacations go, it can save us a lot of money to have somebody to pool costs with.

Who did you get up on the hill last year? This year?

Dr. NO · Post by **Dr. NO** » Oct 18th, '06, 06:50

Granddaughter went with us for a week at the Loaf last year. This year she is already asking when we are going again. Also, this year her brother will be joining us. We will start him on skis, but he already has his eye on a snow board.

Post by **SkiDork** » Oct 18th, '06, 06:55

Dr. NO wrote:Granddaughter went with us for a week at the Loaf last year. This year she is already asking when we are going again. Also, this year her brother will be joining us. We will start him on skis, but he already has his eye on a snow board.

why don't you take her to K?

XtremeJibber2001 · Post by **XtremeJibber2001** » Oct 18th, '06, 07:06

A few years back I got all my old highschool buddies (yes, I'm still that young) to come skiing with me. They caught on instantly. Last year I got them to invite their chics and it was a little more trouble getting the chics motivated. Now that they've skied for a week, they like it a lot.

Altho I must say, I couldn't teach them worth a damn. They went to the free lesson and did well after that

Keithus · Post by **Keithus** » Oct 18th, '06, 07:55

I need someone to teach... me.

Any specific recommendations on level III instructors at or around K who're good at helping an advanced skier bust through to the next level?

I had a couple of lessons last year, but didn't really connect with the instructor. He seemed more interested in looking good and being cool than in teaching a grown-up.

Post by **SkiDork** » Oct 18th, '06, 07:57

Keithus wrote:I need someone to teach... me.

Any specific recommendations on level III instructors at or around K who're good at helping an advanced skier bust through to the next level?

I had a couple of lessons last year, but didn't really connect with the instructor. He seemed more interested in looking good and being cool than in teaching a grown-up.

Who did you have?

John Lamb, Rick Svenser (if he's still there) Rob Beers, and John Macawley are a few names

buckethead · Post by **buckethead** » Oct 18th, '06, 08:13

originally posted by Keithus
need someone to teach... me.

Any specific recommendations on level III instructors at or around K who're good at helping an advanced skier bust through to the next level?

I had a couple of lessons last year, but didn't really connect with the instructor. He seemed more interested in looking good and being cool than in teaching a grown-up.

can't recommend an instructor, but a change of scenery could help.
MRG is a great place to expand skills - the expert terrain there will require new skills and strategies, especially if you can find people to ski in the woods with you. that said, they've got a good ski school there, though i don't know any names offhand

Token_Boarder · Post by **Token_Boarder** » Oct 18th, '06, 09:29

RossiSkier wrote:Every year my wife and I seem to coax somebody(s) into going skiing with us. We provide everything from instruction, to gear, to where to go and where to park. Some have never skiied. Others had long since given it up. Last year we got one new person to start and another couple to return. Once they caught the bug, they went out and bought their own equipment.

This year we have a family from our new neighborhood that will start skiing again with us after a seven year hiatus. They have kids the same age as ours so we can ski together as families. It's always more fun to go in family groups and as far as vacations go, it can save us a lot of money to have somebody to pool costs with.

Who did you get up on the hill last year? This year?

When we first got back into skiing/riding, Sprite and I use to always try to find some family to bring up with us. That was in part, because we wanted to have kids for our son to interact with. But, particularly as we advanced, we found it harder to find families that would be able to keep up with us. It is hard to convert people to skiing. We discovered it is better to find families that already into the ski/ride seen. Making Killington our home base has helped.

Stormchaser · Post by **Stormchaser** » Oct 18th, '06, 09:34

Keithus wrote:I need someone to teach... me.

Any specific recommendations on level III instructors at or around K who're good at helping an advanced skier bust through to the next level?

I had a couple of lessons last year, but didn't really connect with the instructor. He seemed more interested in looking good and being cool than in teaching a grown-up.

Just tag along with the tree crew. If you can keep up, you will learn fast.

Eski · Post by **Eski** » Oct 18th, '06, 09:46

2 seasons ago, I coaxed my apprentice to return to skiing after about a ten year abscence ... he brought along all of his old gear, and after a couple of runs, his boots split off from their soles and he had to take a sled ride back to the bottom ... he has not come back

DMC_Freeride · Post by **DMC_Freeride** » Oct 18th, '06, 09:49

Eski wrote:2 seasons ago, I coaxed my apprentice to return to skiing after about a ten year abscence ... he brought along all of his old gear, and after a couple of runs, his boots split off from their soles and he had to take a sled ride back to the bottom ... he has not come back

I remember that... Didn't I joke with him that morning and tell him his boots were going to fall apart....?

Eski · Post by **Eski** » Oct 18th, '06, 09:53

DMC_Freeride wrote:
Eski wrote:2 seasons ago, I coaxed my apprentice to return to skiing after about a ten year abscence ... he brought along all of his old gear, and after a couple of runs, his boots split off from their soles and he had to take a sled ride back to the bottom ... he has not come back
I remember that... Didn't I joke with him that morning and tell him his boots were going to fall apart....?

funny stuff ... he's lucky he didn't get hurt

Crock540 · Post by **Crock540** » Oct 18th, '06, 10:00

90% of the time I will ski alone rather than go with someone who's not as good, or better than me. I lose patience after about 5 runs. I hate waiting for people, and it's hard for me not to go fast. The person that initially got me into skiing has that kind of patience. He just wanted someone to go with. But after I caught the bug, I caught up to his level in 2 seasons, and now I'm better than he is. We still go like twice a year, but he doesn't try to progress or push himself in anyway, and I get bored after a half day of Greens to moderate blues....

But...if she's cute enough I'll give some private lessons. One girl I became friends with down here at college said she had skied for a few years, and was interested in going with me. She watched me take a run in the park, bought some twin tips the next weekend and by the end of the season I had her landing switch off from boxes, and she actually spun a 360. She still can't carve worth a sh*t, but atleast we can have fun in the park together...and she looks damn good in her ski gear.

Keithus · Post by **Keithus** » Oct 18th, '06, 10:07

Stormchaser wrote:

Just tag along with the tree crew. If you can keep up, you will learn fast.

Ski good or eat wood? We'll see how that goes this year.

XtremeJibber2001 · Post by **XtremeJibber2001** » Oct 18th, '06, 10:13

Eski wrote:2 seasons ago, I coaxed my apprentice to return to skiing after about a ten year abscence ... he brought along all of his old gear, and after a couple of runs, his boots split off from their soles and he had to take a sled ride back to the bottom ... he has not come back

A buddy of mine hadn't skied for quite sometime but we got him to come skiing with us. His ski's split right in half when he was turning down the hill haha

KillingtonZone.com

Teach Anybody Last Year? This Year?

Teach Anybody Last Year? This Year?

Re: Teach Anybody Last Year? This Year?