The Little Ripper

On New Year's Eve, I put Carolyn on skis for the first time.  She had a blast, did not complain about being cold, and asked to go again.  So, we signed her up for a ski workshop -- it is called The Little Rippers.  It is a 5-week, half-day program for kids aged 4 to 7.  She and four other kids work with two instructors from 9am to 1230.  So far, she has had three lessons.  She can go up the magic carpet by herself, can get on and off a chair lift, and has gained some control.  She knows how to stop and turn. She got to ski yesterday without ski tips (which hold the front end of the skis together), and her instructor said that she will get to go on one of the bigger chair lifts next week.  That will take her to a longer, steeper hill.  

Here are some photos and videos of Day 1 skiing for Carolyn:
 

Every week when we pick her up from the lesson, she is so excited and so proud.  She keeps asking when she gets to go back -- so that is major SUCCESS for season one of skiing.