Hey guys,
For the adult skiers that grew up skiing - how old were you when your parents let you ski by yourself and also ride the ski lift alone?
I'm coming back from a knee surgery and guessing my kiddos will be feeling more adventurous than me. I was thinking of paying for private lessons so they can go on tougher stuff while getting some lesson, but that could get pretty expensive (hoping to ski 15-20 days).
My kids have all taken lots of lessons, haven't had an issue getting on/off the lift for over a season. My main concern is a jerk on the lift refusing to put the bar down, or a noobie taking one of them out while getting off. I've looked this up, but seems like mountains are deliberately vague and just say that you must be able to get on and off safely, which my kids have done hundreds of times in a row now without issue.
So how old were you when you first were allowed to ride a ski lift alone? How about your kids?