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Let Carv Be Your Full-Time Digital Ski Coach

March 29, 2022 by braveskimom

Are you the type of skier who is always looking together, reading ski tips in magazines, watching videos, and occasionally taking classes or participating in clinics? Do you yearn to maximize your fun on snow while effortlessly carving perfect turns, which leave you feeling like you’re flying? Well, I have got a tip for you: […]

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8 Learn to Ski Tips That Make Family Skiing More Fun

January 5, 2021 by braveskimom

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Happy New Year! Just in case one of your New Year’s resolutions is to help your children learn to ski and snowboard, here are some of our top tips to get you started! Take A Lesson While it might be tempting to teach your kids on your own, everyone will get off to a better, […]

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Teaching Kids to Ski: A Cautionary Tale (and Five Tips for Success)

December 8, 2020 by braveskimom

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Learn from Our Mistakes The first time my husband and I took our three-year old son skiing, we made a rookie mistake.  We thought we were prepared. We put ski boots on his soft, tiny feet and let him march around the house. We popped a helmet and goggles onto his head and played “pretend” […]

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A Gift to YOU from a Favorite Ski Instructor

April 23, 2020 by braveskimom

Nathan Jarvis is a PSIA Children’s Specialist and ski instructor at Park City, Utah. He’s also a dad, a grandfather, an author and an award-winning, internationally-known illustrator. And he’s generous. Over the past month, Jarvis has been busy at home, chasing his 2-year-old “grandgiggler”, and publishing a free eBook for skiing parents and their children. […]

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The Online Family Ski School Is Back With a New Focus (Fun and Games)

January 9, 2020 by braveskimom

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You spoke. We listened. When Alyssa Erickson of The Kid Project, Susan Strayer of Mountain Mom and Tots, and I created the Online Family Ski School in 2018, our goal was to give parents the tools they needed to get their kids on snow and help teach children to ski. And we did a good […]

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I'm Kristen, a western Colorado mom, wife and trail boss in a busy outdoor family. Our family has a passion for skiing and my goal is to provide information to help other families enjoy their skiing adventures. Whether you have tiny toddlers just learning to slide or grown children with whom you're planning a reunion, you're in the right place. Cheers!

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