Reluctant/nervous skier
We have a 6 year old and finally after a few ski trips and a fair few lessons at our local snow centre she has accepted that skiing isn’t terrible and would definitely be absolutely fine and safe on a blue. Trouble is, the idea of going on a chair lift scares the hell out of her and she has point blank refused to go with instructors on previous ski trips. Any tips for helping her to be brave and take the plunge? I’m not against bribery. Also, for future trips is there anywhere in Europe where you can get to some greens and blues without a chair lift?
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Hi Rachel
Sorry for the slow reply, and thanks so much for your message. 😊
Im glad to hear that your 6 year is almost onboard!
A couple of things that spring to mind:
Showing her videos of other little ones on a chair
Making a song about it, before you go, that you can all join in with or else play her favourite tune that she can sing along to
Yeh, of course bribery is always a good bet, a treat at the top which you can talk about during the ride or simply chocolate to eat on the way
There are plenty of places with beginner slopes that can be accessed by bubbles or gondolas which should be less intimidating and you can snuggle on the way up. There are also magic carpets in places like La Plagne and Les Gets.
After setting up messages on here we’ve realised that it was a bit confusing so have changed to a Facebook group, if you dont mind reposting this in there we can hopefully continue with advice and others can join in too, Im sure lots of people will have other ideas!
Cheers, Simon