Showing off my skiier!

[leighi123]

We just got back from our ski trip and Levi learned to ski! He will be 3 in July, and is in the smallest ski gear made (his boots are about 3" too big for him!). I thought that this year I would be just skiing with him between my knees, but he was stopping, turning and going down blue runs by the end of the week. It was awsome!

Please exuse my voice, I hope I dont sound like that in real life... lol

Geared up-
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03771.jpg
On the chairlift:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03774.jpg
Looking up the chairlift (this one is called Lakeview)
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03778.jpg
View of the lake
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03777.jpg
View from the Snowflake lodge (at the top of the chairlift)
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03781.jpg
A rare pic of me!
(ETA: I guess you have to click to see the whole thing: http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03796.jpg )
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...0/DSC03796.jpg

Second day of skiing, the first day we only did one short run because he was soooo tired. This is him doing a perfect stop!
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV03770.flv

Here he is on freeway, my favorite run as a kid (I learned to ski at this resort, and my first job ever was teaching kids skiing there) Freeway has a big steep hill at the top, and the rest winds all over the mountian, so you can go pretty fast and stay in control, you do have to 'steer' around all the corners though so you dont fall off a (small) cliff!
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV03782.flv

Levi on lodgepole, this is blue run (green is easiest, blue in the middle, and black the hardest) - he falls at the end!
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV03784.flv

This one shows how fast he goes! (Im standing still in this one) This was the last run that day, he was super tired from skiing all day, so he is 'done' at the end.
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV03787.flv

[Caneel]

Awesome!

DS started when he was 3 yo also. I nearly wept at the cuteness of the little boots and skis.

[BAU3]

Thats awesome! and what a beautiful area!
Can we hook him up with my dd?..she'll be 3 in July also.. she likes to ski in dresses..!

[Ubelle]

So totally cute!
I think our daughter has the same boots.
the little equipment looks so cute on them.

Where were you skiing - it's gorgeous.

[leighi123]

Diamond Peak in Incline Village, NV (Lake Tahoe)
Its a great place for beginners, not to challanging for experts though, but awsome views of the lake and easy to manage.

http://www.diamondpeak.com/

[greeny]

That is so cool! My 5-year-old tried skiing for the first time this past winter and loved it!

[leighi123]

I noticed that it is a lot easier to teach such a tiny kid, they dont have far to fall!
We had such a good time, it was great!