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Ski school for 5 year old child
Author:Free5taler
posts : 1 (Beginner)Date : 01-30-12 11:53Ski school for 5 year old child
Hi,I'm coming with my family in Bansko in 11.02 and I just notice that my kid can't attend ski school because he is 5. Is there any ski school that don't have age limitations? Can someone recommend something?!
thanks in advance!
Cu
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
Have you considered private lessons? There seems to be less issue around age with private lessons.
I put my 2 girls and one of their friends (ages 6;7 and
in private group lessons - so they had one instructor between the 3 of them and they all came on really well in just 4 days. Maybe an option if there is more than 1 child. There are a few places offering this service - I used Bansko Ski Mania (booked through Bansko Blog) and found them to be totally excellent from start to finish ...
I put my 2 girls and one of their friends (ages 6;7 and
in private group lessons - so they had one instructor between the 3 of them and they all came on really well in just 4 days. Maybe an option if there is more than 1 child. There are a few places offering this service - I used Bansko Ski Mania (booked through Bansko Blog) and found them to be totally excellent from start to finish ...Have you considered private lessons? There seems to be less issue around age with private lessons.
I put my 2 girls and one of their friends (ages 6;7 and in private group lessons - so they had one instructor between the 3 of them and they all came on really well in just 4 days. Maybe an option if there is more than 1 child. There are a few places offering this service - I used Bansko Ski Mania (booked through Bansko Blog) and found them to be totally excellent from start to finish.
Other than that - ULEN run a ski kindergarten for 4-7 year olds costing about 60 lev a day - but they won't learn a great deal about how to ski whilst there... I used it a couple of years ago for my 2 and they had a great time but they only did about 1.5hrs skiing a day and that was just going in a straight line. They learnt more in the first 2 hours of private lessons than they did in 4 days of kindergarten. Not a crisitcism of this service at all - but if you want him/her to be able to ski some by the end of the trip, not the way to go
Good luck!
I put my 2 girls and one of their friends (ages 6;7 and
in private group lessons - so they had one instructor between the 3 of them and they all came on really well in just 4 days. Maybe an option if there is more than 1 child. There are a few places offering this service - I used Bansko Ski Mania (booked through Bansko Blog) and found them to be totally excellent from start to finish.Other than that - ULEN run a ski kindergarten for 4-7 year olds costing about 60 lev a day - but they won't learn a great deal about how to ski whilst there... I used it a couple of years ago for my 2 and they had a great time but they only did about 1.5hrs skiing a day and that was just going in a straight line. They learnt more in the first 2 hours of private lessons than they did in 4 days of kindergarten. Not a crisitcism of this service at all - but if you want him/her to be able to ski some by the end of the trip, not the way to go
Good luck!
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
Thnking about it.... who told you 5 was too young?Looking at sites like bansko ski mania and pirin 2000 they don;t seem to state a minimum age... Maybe just the mountain operator ULEN and their own lessons that have this resriction....
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
HiMy first time in pamps my son was 4. the ski school were happy to put him in a group lesson but after an hour or two it became clear he didn't have the patience for it he just wanted to ski. I then booked him 1-1 lessons for the rest of that week and also for the whole week our second time out. He came on amazingly fast and has been way ahead of me since the first hol and has been skiing black runs since he was 6. Couldn't recommend 1-1 to littluns enough
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
HiMy first time in pamps my son was 4. the ski school were happy to put him in a group lesson but after an hour or two it became clear he didn't have the patience for it he just wanted to ski. I then booked him 1-1 lessons for the rest of that week and also for the whole week our second time out. He came on amazingly fast and has been way ahead of me since the first hol and has been skiing black runs since he was 6. Couldn't recommend 1-1 to littluns enough
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Dona, how many hours of private tuition did you book for your 4 year old and how much did they cost roughly?? thanksre: Ski school for 5 year old child
He had full days so 2 hrs in morning and afternoon and made sure he met up with me and my group at lunchtime with his instructor. Think it cost about £20 - 25 a day back then, Its about £50 per day out in BG now though :-(
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
He can ski like a demon too!However - as i said on a previous post - I tried the same with my 6 yr old daughter and she didn't have the stamina and got cold and tired too quickly so fully time kindergarten and pulling her out for a couple of one-to-one lessons plus occasionally skiing with us for an hour or two worked better for her. It does depend on how fit/tough/keen the child is.
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
Logan is a demon lol and tough as a nut like Stevie maybe its just boys Pippa 
re: Ski school for 5 year old child
Our five year old got on fine last year with the appropriate consideration for his age and stamina by the instructor - see the Youtube vid for the results....I can't recommend what to do in Bansko though as we were in Boro with Hunters.
